Talk:The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry

fishy

Last time I looked, this article had duly ceased to exist. Now it's back, but the old discussion (in which I first raised the question of notability) is gone. Hmm. I do still wanna know what's notable about one obscure person's notions of proportion. Did he, or anyone else, ever apply his theories? —Tamfang 16:19, 24 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

it seems suspect to me too. I've moved the page to the title of the book. That's already a lot better IMO. --MarSch 18:40, 13 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No this article does not need to be renamed. Yes Dynammic Symmetry is very real. I would happily add more to this article if I had more time and had fully read Hambridge's book and subsequent references to it. Hambridge did not invent Dynammic Symmetry. He merely gave a name to what has been around since Plato and before and examined how to apply it's concepts. Here are a few pages for quick info: [1], [2]. --MattWatt 01:42, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have no problems with an article on a book which probably exists, but things like

Hambridge postulated substitute sequences such as 118, 191, 309, 500, 809, 1309, 2118, 3427, 5545, 8972, 14517, etc.

don't make for universal truths. --MarSch 14:55, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Plenty of other people have used the same ratios (φ, √n and their rational approximations) in design. The first reference cited trips my bogometer by repeating the widespread false claim that the golden ratio appears in all natural spirals, specifically including snail shells (which are notable for a wide variety in their growth constants). —Tamfang 00:53, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Now that Jay Hambidge exists, why not merge this article into it? —Tamfang 01:08, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

wrong title

Why is the title "The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry", including the initial word "the" and with all initials capitalized? That makes sense if it's a book title, but then the article would begin by saying it's a book. Otherwise the title is incorrect according to Wikipedia:Manual of Style. It should perhaps be elements of dynamic symmetry with lower-case initials and without "the". Michael Hardy 19:52, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

... OK, I've done the appropriate cleanups. Michael Hardy 19:55, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pivotal Work

In that book the Canadian dude analised a great deal of Greek vases and buildings. It has been quoted by every major authority in Golden Proportion ever since Matila Ghyka. However, perhaps it would be better to have this information moved to an article about Hambidge, who has other works.--20-dude (talk) 08:17, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

seeing no objection

A year has gone by since I first suggested merging to Jay Hambidge, and in that time nothing has been added to this article. —Tamfang (talk) 01:14, 28 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]