Author: Atalay, Bulent

This book offers an examination of the transcendent unity of art and science in Leonardo's life and work. The author, B?lent Atalay, is both a professor of physics and an accomplished artist himself. He delves deeply into the underlying mathematics and aesthetics of art and science, paying special attention to the mathematical sequence called the Fibonacci series and to the related notion of the "golden ratio" or "divine proportion" - the keys to understanding the unity of art and nature. Includes 32 b - w, and 16 color illustrations.