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Fibonacci Sequence by Lydia Bliven & Ethel Jones
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Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci of Pisa, Italy Born 1170 Died 1250 Educated in North Africa Traveled around Mediteranean countries
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Fibonacci the Mathematician Published mathematics textbook Liber Abaci (The Book of Calculating) in 1202 Introduced the Hindu-Arabic place-valued decimal system and the use of Arabic numerals to Europe
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Rabbit Problem A certain man put a pair of rabbits in a place surrounded on all sides by a wall. If rabbits take a month to become mature and then produce a new pair every month after that, how many pairs of rabbits will there be in twelve months time? from Fibonnaci’s book Liber abaci
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The Fibonacci Sequence 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 184 273…
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is formed by adding the latest two numbers to get the next one, starting from 0 and 1: 0 1 --the series starts like this. 0+1=1 so the series is now 0 1 1 1+1=2 so the series continues... 0 1 1 2 and the next term is 1+2=3 so we now have 0 1 1 2 3 and it continues as follows... 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 184 273…
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Fibonacci in Nature Flowers 3 brown carpals, 5 green stamens, 2 sets of 5 green petals 55 spirals to right, 34 spirals towards center
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Fibonacci in Nature Vegetables & Fruits
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Fibonacci in Nature Pinecone
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The Fibonacci Sequence 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 184 273…
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