Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man demonstrates his passion for the "ideal"
proportional relationship that exists throughout the average human body and that come very close to the golden ratio.
For instance, take your height (D) and divide it by the distance from the floor to your naval (d) and the quotient will be equal to or almost 1.6180 -- the golden ratio.
Try it and see, but don't stop there.
Measure the distance between your finger tip and your elbow (D) and divide it by the distance between the wrist
and the elbow (d). Viola, the golden ratio, Check out the distance between your navel and knee (D) compared to the distance between the knee and the end
of the foot (d). Again, the golden ratio.
Don't stop yet. Check out the hand that has been helping you cruise through the internet today. As you'd expect, you'll see another of the many examples of the golden ratio, Notice that your fingers have three sections. The proportion of the first two to the full
length of the finger gives the golden ratio 1.6180. Compare your middle finger to your
little finger and, once again, you'll find the golden ratio.
Google the number 1.6180 and see what's out there. You will be amazed and I hope that when you see mathematics, see its beauty -- for it is art and when you see art, see its beauty -- for it is mathematics. It's all about the connections; for though there are many, they're one.
on 01-21-2012
visit 1C 12:20
1 Corinthians 12:20
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