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" The golden section : "
Scott Olsen
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BL
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635173
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| Main Entry
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Olsen, Scott Anthony
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| Title & Author
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The golden section : : nature's greatest secret /\ Scott Olsen
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| Edition Statement
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1st U.S. ed
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New York :: Walker,, c2006
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| Series Statement
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Wooden books
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58 p. :: ill. ;; 18 cm
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| ISBN
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9780802715395
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: 0802715397
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| Contents
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Introduction -- The mystery of phi -- Ration, means & proportion -- Plato's divided line -- Phi on the plane -- The Fibonacci Sequence -- Phyllotaxis patterns -- Order behind diversity -- Lucas number magic -- All creatures -- Phi in the human body -- Growth & diminution -- Exponentials and spirals -- Golden symmetry -- Phi in human culture -- Ancient of days -- My cup runneth over -- A sacred tradition -- Phi in painting -- Melody & harmony -- All that glisters -- The golden chalice -- Golden polyhedra -- Phi in the sky -- Resonance & consciousness -- The philosopher's stone -- Appendix. Phi equations ; Fibonacci & Lucas formulae ; The indefinite dyad ; Designer's rectangles ; Golden physics ; More Lucas magic ; Phyllotaxis angles
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Golden section
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| Dewey Classification
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516.204 OLS
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QA466.O57 2006
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