I Want To Learn This

Ikebana (生け花, 活け花, make flowers alive) is the Japanese art of flower arrangement It is also known as Kadō (華道, “way of flowers”). The tradition dates back to the 7th century when floral offerings were made at altars. Later, they were placed in the tokonoma (alcove) of a home. Ikebana reached its first zenith in the 16th century under the influence of Buddhist tea masters and has grown […]

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The Math Behind Beauty

Throughout history, the ratio for length to width of rectangles of 1.61803 398874989484820 has been considered the most pleasing to the eye. This ratio was named the golden ratio by the Greeks. In the world of mathematics, the numeric value is called “phi”, named for the Greek sculptor Phidias. The space between the columns form […]

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