• Golden Ratio: A Measure of Physical Beauty

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      Fibonacci numbers, golden ratio, Sanskrit prosody, solar panel.

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      Our attraction to another body increases if the body is symmetricaland in proportion. If a face or a structure is in proportion,we are more likely to notice it and find it beautiful.The universal ratio of beauty is the ‘Golden Ratio’, found inmany structures. This ratio comes from Fibonacci numbers.In this article, we explore this concept along with its applications.

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