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Golden Ratio in Nature

The document discusses examples of the golden ratio in nature, the human body, art, and architecture. Some key examples given are the spiral pattern of snail shells, the proportions of the human face and body, the use of golden ratios in Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting, and the incorporation of golden ratios in the dimensions of the Great Pyramid of Giza and Notre Dame cathedral. The golden ratio is described as a natural phenomenon that recurs throughout nature, biology, and design to optimize efficiency and proportions.

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Golden Ratio in Nature

The document discusses examples of the golden ratio in nature, the human body, art, and architecture. Some key examples given are the spiral pattern of snail shells, the proportions of the human face and body, the use of golden ratios in Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting, and the incorporation of golden ratios in the dimensions of the Great Pyramid of Giza and Notre Dame cathedral. The golden ratio is described as a natural phenomenon that recurs throughout nature, biology, and design to optimize efficiency and proportions.

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Golden Ratio in Nature

The golden ratio can be seen in the picture above. The golden ratio is purely natural.
The petals growing out of the stem manifest this ratio, to maximize the efficient use of
light at each level of growth. It was told that fibonacci sequence are used to maximize
space of something. (Walter Johnson)
Snail shells is an
example of a golden spiral. A
golden spiral is a logarithmic
spiral whose growth factor is
φ, a golden ratio. A golden spiral
gets wider by a factor of φ for
every turn it makes. (Wikipedia)
Golden Ratio in Human Body

It is said that the


more closely our
facial features to phi,
it will be more
attractive.
From evo-psych
perspective, it means
that our body is fit
and healthy. (Quora)

We have 5 digits in each hand, 3 bones in each finger, 2 bones in one hand and one
hand on each hand, a perfect example that we can observe Fibonacci numbers. (Quora)

Golden Ratio in Arts


It is said that Mona Lisa is drawn according to the golden ratio. It measures 1:0.618,
the golden ratio can be found throughout the body. ”By drawing a rectangle around her face,
we can see that it is indeed golden. If we divide that rectangle with a line drawn across her eyes, we
get another golden rectangle, meaning that the proportion of her head length to her eyes is golden.”
(mathcentral.uregina.ca)

It used the golden ratio to define all the proportions in the painting. You can find the
golden ratio in the dimensions of the table and walls and backgrounds itself. (livescience)

Golden Ratio in Architecture


The Great Pyramid of Giza has a base of 230.4 meters and an estimated height of
146.5 meters. Its height that based on ratio measures around 0.636. Which indicates it is a
Golden Triangles. (goldennumber.net)

The Notre Dame in Paris have golden ratio despite of its asymmetrical design. The
red lines represent vertical height of base of ground level,top of first level and second
floor meanwhile, the blue lines represent the vertical height of base of second leve, top of
second and third level and the green lines represent the horizontal width of left top
section and its inside and outside of top right section. (goldennumber.net)

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