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... pyramid By taking the slant height and half base length of the great pyramid of Giza, its significance to the golden ratio can be calculated (Fig. 4). Dividing slant height s by half base gives, 186.369 ÷ 115.182 = 1.61804. Then, adding both the slant height and half base and dividing by the largest number (which, in this case, is the slant height) gives, (186.369 + 115.182)/186.369 = 1.61803; which differs from the golden ratio ɸ (1.618033) by only one unit in the fifth decimal ...
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... Furthermore, the place is open to substantial changes, due to contemporary developments and globalization, despite temple priests who believe the traditional performing continues without changes to the original version happening during the king's period. The research checked for the evidence of the golden ratio, in Randoli perahara, 2020 ( Fig. 14 and Table 4). These results show that, inner rituals are more spiritual and closed to sacred geometries, than outer parades. Temple priests believe the same. Repeated patterns of circumambulation of parades in a clockwise movement do highlight the temple square (Fig. 15), as the most sacred. The spiral movement of parades could be ...
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... pyramid By taking the slant height and half base length of the great pyramid of Giza, its significance to the golden ratio can be calculated (Fig. 4). Dividing slant height s by half base gives, 186.369 ÷ 115.182 = 1.61804. Then, adding both the slant height and half base and dividing by the largest number (which, in this case, is the slant height) gives, (186.369 + 115.182)/186.369 = 1.61803; which differs from the golden ratio ɸ (1.618033) by only one unit in the fifth decimal ...
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... Furthermore, the place is open to substantial changes, due to contemporary developments and globalization, despite temple priests who believe the traditional performing continues without changes to the original version happening during the king's period. The research checked for the evidence of the golden ratio, in Randoli perahara, 2020 ( Fig. 14 and Table 4). These results show that, inner rituals are more spiritual and closed to sacred geometries, than outer parades. Temple priests believe the same. Repeated patterns of circumambulation of parades in a clockwise movement do highlight the temple square (Fig. 15), as the most sacred. The spiral movement of parades could be ...
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... Research on non-cultural objects in the natural landscape is an interdisciplinary study that has already made significant progress in other fields. This is often known by the term "landscape," such as in the field of linguistics known as linguistic landscape, in architecture referred to as architectural landscape, and so forth, each of which has explored many spatial objects in the natural landscape [37]- [44]. Unfortunately, interdisciplinary research in the context of mathematics that investigates non-cultural objects in the natural landscape has not developed well. ...
... These cities span public spaces, natural landscapes, environmental organizations, city parks, spatial planning, tourism, natural objects, non-cultural professions, and more [48]. Previous research on landscapes has covered various aspects, such as linguistic, architectural, geometric, and more, which explore different aspects of spatial organization in natural landscapes [37]- [44]. However, research that combines landscapes with mathematics in a broader context is still relatively rare. ...
Ethnomathematics has experienced rapid development recently and has become a trend in mathematics. This research uses a systematic literature review method to analyze the relationship between mathematics and culture, trends in mathematical findings, and conformity with ethnomathematics theory. The articles from Sinta's accredited journals over the last five years. The research results show that there is no practical connection between mathematical and cultural concepts in temple ethnomathematics research. Second, mathematical findings tend to be convergent, with most studies referring to the same material without uniqueness or novelty across cultures. Third, Indonesia's natural diversity is not always relevant in ethnomathematics, which focuses more on cultural aspects. In conclusion, there is a gap in ethnomathematics research, and it is suggested that further studies utilize Mathematical Landscape in addressing mathematics in various broader aspects of life that are not directly related to ethnomathematics. This research can serve as a foundation and be further developed to benefit society and education worldwide.
... Sacred geometry defines the nature of space and time. It occurs in very comprehensive and varied ranges of aspects of a person, including changes in their mind's specific parts (De Silva & Amarakoon, 2020). ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate elements of the history of mathematics in secondary school mathematics textbooks in Ethiopia. In line with this, the study also identified the extent to which mathematics is seen as a social construct in textbooks. To achieve these four mathematics textbooks from Grades 9 to Grade 12 were selected for this purpose. The document review method used to determine the extent of use of elements of the history of mathematics, the stage in the unit it used, and the learning domains of mathematics it covered in these textbooks are considered. For document analysis purposes Erdoğan et al.’s (2015) classification of elements of the history of mathematics was adopted. This distribution involves historical notes, notes on usage areas of mathematics, applications with historical notes, and historical elements in students’ extracurricular activities. The result has indicated that it has found 26 elements of the history of mathematics and the highest number found in the grade 11 Mathematics textbook. The learning domain algebra in the form of historical notes also received the highest coverage than others. Moreover, the result has indicated most elements of the history of mathematics were used at the beginning stage of the unit. Finally, the study has concluded that elements of the history of mathematics are not sufficiently integrated with the contents of mathematics textbooks. Several elements of the history of mathematics are far from the social context of the learner, as indicated in the textbooks.
The world heritage city Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, significant for spiritually cherished spatial orientation manifests in the city; reflecting ‘spiritual sustainability’, that integrates nature, natural elements, topography, built elements with the performances of people. This research examines comprehending ‘genius loci’ in heritage city Anuradhapura, and how this occurrence relates to spiritual sustainability. It explores in-depth dimensions of the place, related to ‘spiritual orientation’; a novel approach for understanding heritage sites. This paper proposes an original interdisciplinary study and method to examine ‘spiritual sustainability’ of the place and meanings by employing contextual concepts, and generalised concepts. It utilises Buddhist concepts, to explore in-depth meanings of the place, attached with the locus, vision, and cultural/religious views. Further, it discusses how these meanings shape and sustain the heritage city between divine/mundane dimensions. The same universal concept flourished upon architecture, landscape, villages and cities, from pre-history to the Buddhist city Anuradhapura, gathered in the same locus comprehending ‘genius loci’, established ‘spiritual sustainability’. In conclusion, the Buddhist heritage city sustains between physical and non-physical dimensions, a dynamic process, reveal more in-depth meanings of the place. This study presents a new insight to value heritage places and a new perspective for sustainable developments.
