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> Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 21:36:52 -0500
> From: Charlie Roberson <roberson@ne*.co*>
> To: Pierre Cote <pierrec@MI*.co*>
> Cc: "'Techdiver@terra.net'" <Techdiver@terra.net>,
> "'A.Appleyard'" <A.APPLEYARD@fs*.mt*.um*.ac*.uk*>
> Subject: Re: Fibonacci series
> Pierre Cote wrote:
> >
> > Even more interesting, 0.618 or so is an appealing number to humans.
> > Notice how everything you look at is rectangular, not square. Of course,
> > the length of the short side divided by the length of the long side on
> > most rectangles does not always give 0.618, but the closer it is, the
> > most appealing the shape is (so my High School math teacher says).
> >
> > Hope this answers your questions,
> > PierreC
>
> Pierre,
>
> This is commonly referred to as the golden rectangle.
>
> This ratio appears often in nature as well. i.e. a nautilus shell & the
> spiral in the center of a sunflower.
>
> -Charlie
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Actually the origen of the "Golden Rectangle" is the"Golden Section"
It's origen is with the Pthagorean concept "All is number".
The ratio is not 0.618 but
rather 1.618 It is used by Architects from Greece to present times.
The proportion is : delta (Golden Section) = a/b=b/(a+b)=1.618
The Nautulis shell follows this formula exactly.
The Fibonacci Series is very closley related because it is at the
same time additive and geometrical.
More McCormack
grendel@bw*.ne*
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