num_pages: 195
description: A comprehensive study of the historic development of division in extreme and mean ratio ("the golden number"), this text traces the concept's development from its first appearance in Euclid's Elements through the 18th century. The coherent but rigorous presentation offers clear explanations of DEMR's historical transmission and features numerous illustrations.
language: English
title: A Mathematical History of the Golden Number
titlecomplete: A Mathematical History of the Golden Number (Dover Books on Mathematics)
genres: Mathematics
ratings_count: 11
publisher: Dover Publications