The divine proportion: a study in mathematical beauty
(2012)
By:
Huntley, H. E
Nonfiction
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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2012
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486131870 (electronic bk.) MWT11603113, 0486131874 (electronic bk.) 11603113
LANGUAGE
English
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Engaging introduction to that curious feature of mathematics which provides framework for so many structures in biology, chemistry, and the arts. Discussion ranges from theories of biological growth to intervals and tones in music, Pythagorean numerology, conic sections, Pascal's triangle, the Fibonnacci series, and much more
Mode of access: World Wide Web