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Article: Dr Maths.(News)
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- Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- March 3, 2005
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Dear Dr Maths
I have been reading the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. The book talks about the Divine Proportion Phi equal to 1.618034. Can you tell me more about the maths involved with this number?
David, Sunderland
Dear David,
The Divine Proportion was studied by the Greek sculptor Phidias, who lived around 400BC. It was given the name Phi in his honour.
One of Phidias's greatest achievements ...
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