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August 31, 2002
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Golden Blossoms, Pi Flowers Fibonacci numbers (and the golden ratio) come up surprisingly often in nature, from the number of petals in various flowers to the number of scales along a spiral row in a pine cone. How do these numbers and the golden ratio arise?   |
Science News
September 3, 2005
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Fermat's Natural Spirals The tightly packed florets at a daisy's center have an intriguing arrangement. The florets get larger at greater distances from the center. And there are hints of clockwise and anticlockwise spirals in the pattern. One way to model such a pattern is to start with a curve called Fermat's spiral. |
Science News
June 30, 2007
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A Golden Sales Pitch A design incorporating the golden ratio makes blue jeans aesthetically pleasing, or so the manufacturer claims. |
Science News
May 5, 2007
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The Mathematical Lives of Plants Scientists are figuring out why plants grow in spiral patterns that incorporate the 'golden angle'. |
Chemistry World
August 27, 2013
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A golden answer to drug competition The golden ratio, first noted around 300BC by Euclid in his mathematical treatise The Elements, can be found across geometry, nature and now even pharmacology. The golden ratio could point the way for a simple method of determining competition between drugs. |
The Motley Fool
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Bank Efficiency: Measure With Care Here are some factors investors need to consider when measuring an efficiency ratio for bank productivity. |
AskMen.com
December 12, 2012
Adam Fox |
Dress For Your Body Type For the most of us, our proportions are pretty good, but rarely hit perfection. So what's a guy to do when he doesn't quite measure up? |
Science News
December 16, 2006 |
Timeline: From the December 12, 1936, issue Spiral organization found in paraffin crystals... Lifesaver for "bleeders" found in egg white... Seedless fruits formed in unpollinated flowers... |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2011
Cliff D'Arcy |
You Can Be Sure of Shell The oil giant thrashes BP, thanks to first-quarter profits up nearly a third. |
Linux Journal
March 2000
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Book Review UNIX Shells by Example by Ellie Quigley |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2005
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Golden West Sizzles A focus on adjustable rate mortgages and cost control allows Golden West Financial to deliver a great quarter and set itself up well for the future. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2005
Chris Cather |
What Is a "Strong" Balance Sheet? Knowing how to measure balance sheet strength will help investors add another tool to their arsenal. |
