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Leonardo da Vinci

The life of Leonardo da Vinci - Painting Was His Side Hustle


Golden Ratio

The proportion often found in nature and featured in his Da Vinci illustrations.

\[ \varphi = \frac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2} \]

Sources: https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Leonardo/

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