Ancient/Classical History/Greeks and Fibonacci

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Irulan--- I work in finance, where Fibonacci often used to trade stocks.  I know "phi" .618 was first studied by the ancient Greeks- do you have a suggestion on where to look for more information on their study of this value?  Thank you- Dave


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Hello Dave,

The information you requested  was not available in any of the resources I checked, however, I did find some sites which might be useful to you… hope they are.    

http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/phi2DGeomTrig.html

http://www.vashti.net/mceinc/golden.htm   

http://goldennumber.net/fibonser.htm

http://www.glenn.freehomepage.com/writings/Pentacle/

http://mathsforeurope.digibel.be/Gulden.htm

http://www.sangraal.com/Luxor/index.htm


Hope these help you.

Regards,

Iru

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Irulan Serena

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Along with teaching classical Literature for over thirty-eight years, I have also taught history of the Greco-Roman cultures. History and Mythology are, in my opinion, inseparable; it is necessary to have a background in both to have a clear understanding of both ends of the spectrum, the myth and the fact.

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