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A masterful examination of the differences and similarities in the sciences and the arts Delves deeply into the underlying mathematics and aesthetics of science and art Math and the Mona Lisa sees the transcendant unity of art and science in almost every aspect of Leonardo's life and work. Atalay seeks the consilience of science and art - painting, architecture, sculpture, music, mathematics, physics, biology, astronomy, and engineering - and the unity of the two cultures. He delves deeply into the underlying mathematics and aesthetics of science and art, paying special attention to the mathematical sequence called the Fibonacci series and to the related notion of the ""golden ratio"" or ""divine proportion"" - the keys to understanding the unity of art and nature.

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"""The broad sweep of Professor Atalay's brilliant mind brings us an approach to understanding the Vincian genius that is so insightful, so original, and so well-reasoned that it immediately becomes an essential volume in the canon of Leonardiana. I read this monumental achievement in awe of the author's perceptions."" - Sherwin Nuland, author of Leonardo da Vinci and winner of the 1994 National Book Award"""

The broad sweep of Professor Atalay's brilliant mind brings us an approach to understanding the Vincian genius that is so insightful, so original, and so well-reasoned that it immediately becomes an essential volume in the canon of Leonardiana. I read this monumental achievement in awe of the author's perceptions. - Sherwin Nuland, author of Leonardo da Vinci and winner of the 1994 National Book Award

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Bulent Atalay, a professor of physics at Mary Washington College, an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, is also an accomplished artist whose lithographs have been published in ""Lands of Washington"" and ""Oxford and the English Countryside."" He lives in Virginia.

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