by Priya Hemenway
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The number Phi, simply defined, is one plus the square root of five, all divided by two. But its myriad occurrences in art, nature, and science have been a source of speculation and wonder for thousands of years. Divine Proportion draws upon both religion and science to tell the story of Phi and to explore its manifestations in such diverse places as the structure of the inner ear, the spiral of a hurricane, the majesty of the Parthenon, and the elusive perfection of the Mona Lisa. A universal key to harmony, regeneration, and balance, Phi is at the heart of a tantalizing story begun on clay tablets in ancient Babylon, and which will continue to be written for centuries to come.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Punctual delivery, excellent condition..., 2008-11-25
I received the book promptly after placing an order. It was in pristine shape as advertised. Thank you.
Dr. Bulent Atalay
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Review of Pryia Hemenway's "DIVINE PROPORTION". PHI., 2008-06-02
On my view Pryia's book is a delight to read, making a Synthesis between the artístic, qualitative, impressionistic,poetic,humanistic, psychological,
aproach to the study of reality,and the quantitative, mathematic, approach.In fact the designation of"Synthesis"is probably inadequate,one of the more interesting aspects of the book being the discovery of the mathematics present in the beauty of several natural productions as well as in several works of Men and Women.When writing this it came to my mind a few lines of James Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a young man":"Ad pulchritudinem tria requiruntur: integritas, consonantia,claritas",where it is said that beauty (ad pulchritudinem...), besides the impression it causes in the beholder(claritas...) is understandable following three parameters (tria...),easily comprehensible, but not so easy to translate exactly.Pryia's book tries, very bravely,to give a present day, mathematic, version of these words, atributed by Joyce to Thomas Aquinas. I dare to reccomend a reading of the three authors above mentioned. Start with "DIVINE PROPORTION"...
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2 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
 Printed in China, 2007-12-02
If you don't know why you shouldn't buy a book printed in China, then maybe this is not the book you should be reading.
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
 Divine Proportion and Phi, 2007-11-10
The author traces through patterns in nature.
In some way, science, art and religion intersect.
Seeds have patterns. Seashells have distinct
circular/inward concentric circles. The Parthenon
has a proportional balance of columns.
In Exodus 25:10, the Ark is described ; thusly,
" a chest of acadia wood 2 and 1/2 cubits long..."
The center of an apple has a pentagram shape.
5 solids harmonize the Universe by Plato.
The Fibonacci numbers are formulated by adding
the previous two numbers and graphing a proportion.
Overall, the book provides a good prospective on the
geometry throughout nature, our world and the universe.
The contents would make an excellent student project.
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
 Mini coffee table book, 2006-11-10
Shiny and pretty, has some real and good info, but is presented in a coffee table book style. A bit small for that application though. I guess in a compact space...
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