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The golden ratio : the story of phi, the world's most astonishing number / Mario Livio.

Summary:

From the author of The Accelerating Universe comes a thought-provoking look at phi or "The Golden Ratio," discovered by Euclid more than two thousand years ago, examining the meaning of this remarkable mathematical proportion in terms of science, biology, art and architecture, philosophy, and other fields.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0767908155
  • ISBN: 9780767908153
  • Physical Description: viii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Broadway Books, 2002.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-277) and index.
Subject:
Golden section.

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  • 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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