by
Alejandro Franz
CENTER FOR COMPLEX
SIMPLE & NATURAL
STUDIES
CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS
COMPLEJOS
SIMPLES Y NATURALES
THE GEOMETRIC ( DIVINE )PROPORTION IN CREATION.
NUMBERS AND ARITHMETIC IN THE UNIVERSE
THE DIVINE PROPORTION
It is the harmony and glue that holds
the unity of the Universe.
AB/CB = CB/AC = 1.618...
THE GOLDEN RATIO OR GOLDEAN MEAN....
SQRT OF 5 = 2.236 06797749 - 1.618 = 0.618 06797749
The Golden Mean is a ratio that is present in the growth patterns
of many things--the spiral formed by a shell or the curve of a fern,
for example. The Golden Mean or Golden Section was derived by
the ancient Greeks. Like "pi", the number 1.618... is an irrational number.
Both the ancient Greeks and the ancient Egyptians used the Golden Mean
when designing their buildings and monuments. The builders of Paestum used
the Golden Mean in their temples. Artists as diverse as Leonardo da Vinci
and George Seurat used the ratio when constructing their paintings.
These artists and architects
discovered that by utilizing the ratio 1 : 1.618...,
they could create a feeling
of order in their works. Even today, artists
and scientists are still
using this proportion in their works, they are
discovering new things about
the Golden Mean and its place
in science, mathematics,
and nature.
COMPLEX........SIMPLE..... &
NATURAL
STUDIES
EGYPT'S GIZAH PLATEAU &
PYRAMIDS CONSTRUCTION
by Alejandro Franz
ALCIONE
PÁGINA EN EXTENSA CONSTRUCCIÓN