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From:
Mark Kolmar
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Date:
Mon, 15 Sep 1997 17:50:51 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:
Re: (idm) Divine Proportion?
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On Mon, 15 Sep 1997, M. NICELY wrote:
quoted 1 line On Sun, 14 Sep 1997 brenden1@ix.netcom.com wrote:> On Sun, 14 Sep 1997 brenden1@ix.netcom.com wrote:
quoted 5 lines ps- 10 IDM points to anyone who can explain the allusion contained in> > ps- 10 IDM points to anyone who can explain the allusion contained in > > the title of this message. > > > divine proportion and the golden section are basically the same > mathematical concept. they go along the same lines as the golden spiral.
The Golden Section is the division where the proportion of the larger piece to the whole is the same as the proportion of the smaller piece to the larger piece. About 61.8%. --Mark __ <http://www.xnet.com/~mkolmar/BurningRome> ==> MPEG audio clips <== m u s i c : w e b : s o u n d d e s i g n : h t m l : c g i : e t c "We invented machines in order to reduce our work. Now that we have them, we think we should go on working." (John Cage)