Fibonacci sequence>
13th century, leonardo da pisa, is an aproximation to the golden section in terms of whole numbers. each number in the secuence is the sum of the two preceeding ones> 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34 etc. this is the basis of phyllotaxis, the ascending spiral arrangements of foliar and floral organs, a subject which has fascinated designers investigating the natural world.
why is this so faking cool? check out a sunflower for example the number of seeds produced by it will match the fibonacci series, as the number of petals and even the angle in which they grow from each other, nature in incredibly undenyably mathematical, super chido guey.
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Thursday, July 20, 2006
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