It sounds like they said "the golden ratio is (1-sqrt(5))/2" instead of (1+sqrt(5))/2. On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 11:17 AM, James Propp <jamespropp@gmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone know anything about this?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3152858/Teen-catches-math-error-gold...
The press release (sounding more political than mathematical) asserts that the way the Museum presents the Golden Ratio in its exhibit "is in fact the less common - but no less accurate - way to present it".
So, what was the "mistake" in the Eames exhibit, and was it in fact a mistake?
The newspaper story doesn't give details.
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