In Keith Devlin's excellent book about Fibonacci titled "The Man of Numbers", a passage describes Pacioli a 15th century mathematician who tutored and collaborated with Leonardo Da Vinci. Pacioli apparently worked extensively on some perfect Platonic solids, the Golden Ratio and other mathematics in nature. Da Vinci in turn uses the math in his art including the Last Supper and Vitruvian Man. Eckerd alum should well remember Vitruvian Man from Western Heritage!
An excellent paper written by Melissa Kimich reviews the mathematics found in Da Vinci's art. An academic paper that is a pleasure to read. Da Vinci's Connection with Mathematics
An excellent paper written by Melissa Kimich reviews the mathematics found in Da Vinci's art. An academic paper that is a pleasure to read. Da Vinci's Connection with Mathematics
No comments:
Post a Comment