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The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty H. E. Huntley, Huntley
Publisher: Dover Publications

A classic and an inspiration for your own study of phi. This book for the general reader takes you into the mathematical adventure of applying phi in the world. There are the classics, such as Constance Reid's From Zero to Infinity: What Makes Numbers Interesting, and H.E. The Golden Ratio And Classical Ideas Of Mathematical Justification of Beauty And Proportion. The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty, H.E. A growing body of scientific studies based on an ancient mathematical ratio suggests that physical attractiveness could be real and quantifiable rather than purely subjective. From birth, the human eye finds a specific simple mathematical proportion irresistibly appealing and the objects and people that reflect this proportion are regarded as beautiful. €�[This] deep joy has been thought by some to be the principal aim of education – more, the chief end of human life. From the book The Divine Proportion – a study in mathematical beauty by H. Greek and Egyptian mathematicians This element, known as the 'golden ratio' or 'divine proportion' is a mathematical ratio of 1:1618 – with the number 1.618 being known as 'phi'. Multiple studies have repeatedly shown that all humans, irrespective of their age and ethnicity, perceive certain body proportions as attractive. Huntley's The Divine Proportion: A Study in Mathematical Beauty. In the face, it is This ratio (5:3, 8:5, 13:8, 21:13 etc) has been called the Divine Proportion, Golden Section, Golden Mean, the Magic Ratio and the Fibonacci Series.