
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55...each number in the Fibonacci sequence is the sum of the two preceding numbers


Name
Leonardo of Pisa
Life
1170-1250 (approx.)
Great discovery
1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55...each number in the Fibonacci sequence is the sum of the two preceding numbers
Birthplace
Italy
Careeer
Mathmatician
How you may know him
He introduced the bar we use for fractions today.
Van gogh:
http://www.vggallery.com/misc/sunflowers.htm
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/painting/sunflowerindex.html
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/van_gogh/menu.html
Fibonacci:
http://fabulousfibonacci.blogspot.com/
Sunflower science:
http://www.cyberspaceag.com/kansascrops/sunflowers/sunflowertrivia.htm
Name
Vincent Willem Vangogh
Birthday
March 30,1853
Date of Death
July 29, 1890
Birthplace
Groot-Zudert, Netherlands
Career
Dutch post-impressionist painter
Number of Sunflower Paintings
eleven
Growth Sunflowers grow tall fast and are easy to grow.
Follow the sun Sunflowers are phototropic.
Large Seed Heads Sunflowers seed heads are on average 8-10 inches wide-the same as a human face.
Lots of flowers Flower heads are made up of 1,000 to 2,000 individual flowers.
Patterns in nature Sunflowers follow the Fibonacci sequence.
The Links
Note: All photos found through Google image search.