Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Check out the "magic square" above the Angel.

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All the numbers in the rows and columns add up to 34. So do the diagonals. So also do the four inside squares, AND the four outside squares. 34 is a Fibonnacci number. ...1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34... Cool huh? Now what? Oh yeah, the drawing was done in 1514 by Albrecht Dürer. See bottom row. Wild.
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7 comments:

  1. Michael SanbornOctober 14, 2009 at 11:43 AM

    Who says math isn't an art?

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  2. Michael SanbornOctober 14, 2009 at 12:11 PM

    More fun with Fibonacci:

    http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6093575.ece

    And the number 34 is in the lead!

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  3. Bill FlemingOctober 14, 2009 at 12:25 PM

    Okay... look closely at the "5" figure, second row, first square. Doesn't it look like there's maybe been a correction from "6" to "5?" Or is something else going on there? Hmmm...

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  4. Michael SanbornOctober 14, 2009 at 12:33 PM

    I see the fibonacci spiral, don't you?

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  5. Michael SanbornOctober 14, 2009 at 12:37 PM

    As you look at the Angel's wings, consider this:

    http://fineartamerica.com/featured/faeries-in-flight-rachel-powell.html

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  6. Bill FlemingOctober 14, 2009 at 12:44 PM

    Six becoming five? Note also the peculiar (unique) "tails" of the "5" and the "9." I don't know any of the answers here, BTW, I'm just looking at the art.

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  7. Bill FlemingOctober 14, 2009 at 1:30 PM

    Hmmm... ok, now, keeping that 6/5 thing in mind, check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dürer%27s_solid

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