You're probably familiar with Fibonacci series of numbers, first analyzed in a published manuscript by the 13th-century mathematician Leonardo, son of Fibonacci of Pisa (in what is now Italy). The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Fibonacci spiral is found across nature as well as the galaxy itself. Who doesn’t love a good math holiday? Most people know ...

What do pine cones and paintings have in common? A 13th century Italian mathematician named Leonardo of Pisa. Better known by his pen name, Fibonacci, he came up with a number sequence that keeps ...

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Trying variants of a simple mathematical rule that yields interesting results can lead to additional discoveries and curiosities. The numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and 55 belong to a famous ...