Golden spiral

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Articles general

• Fibonacci number - "In mathematics, the Fibonacci numbers are the numbers in the following integer sequence: 0,\;1,\;1,\;2,\;3,\;5,\;8,\;13,\;21,\;34,\;55,\;89,\;144,\; ... By definition, the first two Fibonacci numbers are 0 and 1, and each subsequent number is the sum of the previous two." - Wikipedia
  
• Golden spiral - "In geometry, a golden spiral is a logarithmic spiral whose growth factor b is related to φ, the golden ratio. Specifically, a golden spiral gets wider (or further from its origin) by a factor of φ for every quarter turn it makes." - Wikipedia
• Mystery of golden spiral explained - "The Egyptians supposedly used it to guide the construction the Pyramids. The architecture of ancient Athens is thought to have been based on it." - Science News
  
• The golden section and the human body - "The Golden Section, also known as Phi, is manifested in the structure of the human body."

Articles news

• Scientists find clues to the formation of Fibonacci spirals in nature - "... scientists have successfully produced Fibonacci spiral patterns in the lab, and found that an elastically mismatched bi-layer structure may cause stress patterns that give rise to Fibonacci spirals." - physorg.com - May 1, 2007
  

Audio

• Claude Debussy: La Mer - First Movement - It is said that Debussy used the golden ratio in this composition - 8:52 min

• Fibonacci ode - video/audio art based on fibonacci number sequences and layering cycles of sound and image - 2:13 min

• * Sermon by Rev. Hyung Jin Moon in which he mentions the Fibonacci spiral - Jan 9, 2011

Videos

• Everything is fractal - 6:23 min

• Fibonacci Sequence : Numbers of Life, Matrix of Universe - 3:43 min

• Golden Ratio in Plants & MicroWorld - 9:54 min

• * PHI and the golden ratio - 10:05 min

Websites

• Fibonacci - About Fibonacci and the sequence
• * Phi, the golden number - everything about the golden ratio determined by phi
• The Golden Section in Art, Architecture and Music