Authors: Scott Olsen, Scott Olson
ISBN-13: 9780802715395, ISBN-10: 0802715397
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Walker & Company
Date Published: October 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Dr. Olsen is one of the leading experts on the Golden Section, and an Associate
Professor of Philosophy at Central Florida Community College in Ocala, Florida.
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A concise and useful handbook on the Golden Sectionalso known as the Golden Ratio and Golden Mean. The Golden Section is a line segment divided into two parts, such that the ratio of the short portion to the longer portion is equal to the ratio of the longer portion to the whole. It is one of the most elegant and beautiful ratios of the mathematical universe because of its combination of elegance and simplicityhence the divine nature of its name. Drawing on art, architecture, philosophy, nature, mathematics, geometry, and musicand beautifully illustrated in the Wooden Books fashion with all manner of imagesThe Golden Section will tell the story of this remarkable construct and its wide ranging impact on civilization and the natural world.