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The Divine Proportion
Item No: 151:0486222543
Category: 42
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Author: H.E. Huntley ISBN: 0486222543 Publisher: Dover Publications, New York, 1970 Size: 135 x 215 mm (5.375 x 8.5 in.); 186 pages, Paperback.
For the philosopher, scientist, poet, art historian, music listener, artist, as well as the general reader who wants to understand more about the fascinating properties of numbers, this is a beautifully written, exciting account of the search for a naturally manifested aesthetic that has occupied man since he first asked the question "why?"
"This is a delightful book to read... It wanders here and there through some of the most attractive byways of simple mathematics, returning always to the oddities and pleasure of the golden section. This is a browser's book -- a happy, untidy traveling or bedside book for those who know how to enjoy the charm of numbers and shapes." -- Dr. J. Bronowski, The Salk Institute.
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