The number of God. The golden section is the formula of the universe. 2nd edition

As soon as this mysterious number was called, which mathematicians indicate the letter φ: with a golden section, and the number of God, and a divine proportion. It plays a crucial role both in the geometry of wildlife and in the creations of man, it is laid down the basis of the works of painting, sculpture and architecture, moreover, adventure novels are devoted to it! But is such glory deserved? What is true and what is not quite, what is the history of the golden section in science and culture and what caused such an interest in a simple geometric ratio, the famous American astrophysicist and popularizer of science Mario Livio decided to find out. A unique investigation led to unexpected results ...
A fascinating plot and non-trivial denouement, convincing logic and independence of judgments, little-known facts from the history of science and unexpected comparisons-this is what the popular science book by a real detective and the undoubted bestseller