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Forma, Vol. 19 (No. 4), pp. 293-313, 2004
Original Paper

The Square, the Circle and the Golden Proportion: A New Class of Geometrical Constructions

Janusz Kapusta

Brooklyn, NY
E-mail address: kapusta@earthlink.net

(Received February 20, 2005; Accepted March 15, 2005)

Keywords: Golden Mean, Silver Means, Fibonacci Sequence, Pell Sequence

Abstract. This article is a picture essay showing how new geometrical properties and constructions of the golden mean are derived from a circle and a square. A new discovery of the relationship between the entire family of silver means is presented.


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