by H. E. Huntley
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Engaging introduction to that curious feature of mathematics which provides framework for so many structures in biology, chemistry, and the arts. Discussion ranges from theories of biological growth to intervals and tones in music, Pythagorean numerology, conic sections, Pascal's triangle, the Fibonnacci series, and much more.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
 Rambling of a professor, 2006-06-08
Reading this book reminds of the many "courses" I took in college where I sat through the rambling of gray-haired lecturers, musing on and on about their views of life etc. While interesting, the book is by no means a systematic discussion of beauty or math. It's simply a pamphlet of one man's view. An intellegent man, no doubt, but one who cannot wrap up an argument under 100 pages even with a gun to his head.
If you are interested in the topic, you are better of getting a good math book and discover the beauty of mathmatics on your own. However, if you are only interested in learning about the Golden proportions and the Lucas series, this book provides a good introduction.
9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
Not for the designer..., 2005-03-27
I bought this book together with "Geometry of Design" thinking they where similar... but this is just a mathematical book ... sorry for those who like maths... but I was expecting something more for the designer.
Maybe for those who are not designers, but number-reladioned this is a great book... but that's not my case.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
Phi and the Divine Proportion, 2004-11-23
Phi - the Greek alphbet that denotes the golden ratio. It is a fixed mathematical ratio that has been associated with aesthetically pleasing shapes, which is what Huntley's book, The Divine Proportion, attempts to describe. This ratio permeates various geometrical structures and has been linked to pleasing shapes (as identified through independent surveys).
Unfortunately, my mathematical faculties have been unexercised since I left university, and the book stretches my knowledge to its limits. If I were reading this ten years earlier, I might have found it easier. But nonetheless, this tome is for those who are comfortable with mathematical expressions, and not for an unprepared reader.
But still Huntley has made a commendable effort to bring together various disciplines - of music, psychology, geometry, algebra - and ties everything together with the Golden Ratio. His arguments are refreshing - its one of the first times I have heard anyone argue for the beauty of mathematics.
Now, if I only had the time to revise my algebra and work on those exercises!
8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
 A Cogent Reference of Beauty, 2004-09-23
Anyone who rates this book on "fact" or "truth" will be very disappointed. Both are subjective. The objective of Huntley is to demonstrate a natural pattern in nature that exists regardless of theory, ego, and "truth." That is beauty and this book is well worth the read. There is a design.
15 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
not very mathematical, 2004-04-11
i can see that mr. huntley really thinks mathematics are beutiful (and i agree), but he fails to make a convincing argument of that fact. the math in the book is very basic, he just repeats what you'll find in any other golden ratio book and his aesthetics and psychology theories are far out and not properly argumented. i much preferred mario livio's book on the subject.
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