Golden Section: Nature's Greatest Secret by Scott Olsen (Paperback, 2006)

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ISBN-13: 9781904263470, 978-1904263470. What was the golden secret known to Leonardo da Vinci, Kepler, Plato and the ancient magicians?. Can there really be a key to nature and life itself?. Designed for artists and scientists alike, this is the smallest, densest and most beautiful book on the golden section ever produced.

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What was the golden secret known to Leonardo da Vinci, Kepler, Plato and the ancient magicians? Can there really be a key to nature and life itself? In this small but compact volume, internationally renowned divine proportion supersleuth Dr. Olsen unravels perhaps the greatest mystery of all time, a code that seems to underly life, the universe and everything, a pattern we instinctively recognise as beautiful, and which nature herself uses at every scale. Designed for artists and scientists alike, this is the smallest, densest and most beautiful book on the golden section ever produced. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. Fascinating FINANCIAL TIMES. Beautiful LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. Rich and Artful THE LANCET. Genuinely mind-expanding FORTEAN TIMES. Excellent NEW SCIENTIST. Stunning NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.

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PublisherWooden Books
ISBN-139781904263470
eBay Product ID (ePID)86624854

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Publication Year2006
SubjectScience
Number of Pages64 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGolden Section: Nature's Greatest Secret
TypeTextbook
AuthorScott Olsen
FormatPaperback

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Item Height125 mm
Item Width155 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorScott Olsen
TopicArt Theory

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  • An absolute gem for those interested in how Nature creates its boundless beauty and variety.

    Ancient wisdom indeed ! Consistent with the ethos of the delightful "WOODEN BOOKS" series, Its condensed content is beautifully presented in an easy to comprehend form. This thought provoking, unbiased series should be offered as standard in secondary/grammar schools.

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