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Chapter 20

           

           Incredibly,allofthesethingswereconnectedbyasingleconceptsofundamentaltoarthistorythatLangdonoftenspentseveralclassperiodsonthetopic.

           PHI.

           HefelthimselfsuddenlyreelingbacktoHarvard,standinginfrontofhis»SymbolisminArt»class,writinghisfavoritenumberonthechalkboard.

           1.618

           Langdonturnedtofacehisseaofeagerstudents.«Whocantellmewhatthisnumberis?»

           Along-leggedmathmajorinbackraisedhishand.«That’sthenumberPHI.»Hepronounceditfee.

           «Nicejob,Stettner,»Langdonsaid.«Everyone,meetPHI.»

           «NottobeconfusedwithPI,»Stettneradded,grinning.«Aswemathematiciansliketosay:PHIisoneHofalotcoolerthanPI!»

           Langdonlaughed,butnobodyelseseemedtogetthejoke.Stettnerslumped.»ThisnumberPHI,»Langdoncontinued,»one-point-six-one-eight,isaveryimportantnumberinart.Whocantellmewhy?»

           Stettnertriedtoredeemhimself.«Becauseit’ssopretty?»Everyonelaughed.»Actually,»Langdonsaid,»Stettner’srightagain.PHIisgenerallyconsideredthemostbeautifulnumberintheuniverse.»

           Thelaughterabruptlystopped,andStettnergloated.

           AsLangdonloadedhisslideprojector,heexplainedthatthenumberPHIwasderivedfromtheFibonaccisequenceaprogressionfamousnotonlybecausethesumofadjacenttermsequaledthenextterm,butbecausethequotientsofadjacenttermspossessedtheastonishingpropertyofapproachingthenumber1.

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