It is not a logarithmic series (AFAIK). But, there are several
other patterns in nature which follow logarithmic series.
Sajjad
--- Brian Haas <bhaas_at_netexpress.net> wrote:
> All I can add is that patterns in nature such as those seen in the
> nautilus
> shell frequently follow the form of the number "e" and natural
> logarithms.
> ("e" is a non-repeating decimal, as is the more familiar "pi".)
>
> Travis Haas
> Hazel Green, WI
>
>
> At 11:10 PM 12/17/02 -0500, Terri wrote:
> >Bob,
> >
> >I can't recall the name of the theory, but will try to discribe it.
> >Perhaps someone else will recognize it & put a name to it.
> >
> >Take the following numbers: 1 2 3 5 8 13 21...
> >
> >1+2=3 2+3=5 3+5=8 & so on, such that each number is the sum of
> the
> >previous 2 numbers.
> >
> >How this relates biologically? It is nature's magical building #.
> For
> >example, if you slice open a nautilus shell so as to show each of
> its
> >inner sections, the formula for each section's size, from smallest
> to
> >largest, equals the numbers I listed before: 1 2 3 5 8 13
> 21...
> >It is also nature's formula for many other natural forms.
> >
> >Can one of y'all put a name to this formula for us?
> >
> >Terri
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