 Phi in the human body

1.- Introduction
 Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, Roman architect (c. 25 B.C.), remarked a similarity
between the human body and a perfect building: "Nature has designed the
human body so that its members are duly proportioned to the frame as a whole."
He inscribed the human body into a circle and a square, the two figures
considered images of perfection. It is widely accepted that the proportions in the
human body follow the Golden Ratio. In this article we will review some studies
on the subject. We will show the nineteenth century findings of the Golden Ratio
in the human body by Adolf Seizing, actually approximated by a Fibonacci
sequence of measures. Then we will examine the Golden proportions of the
human body proposed by architects Erns Neufert and Le Corbusier in the
twentieth century. Finally we will show how a common study with a german and
an indian population samples confirmed the presence of the Golden Ratio in
some proportions of the human body.
 In the twentieth century the architect
Erns Neufert (1900-1986) propagated the
Golden Ratio as the architectural principle
of proportion in the human body. Neufert
did not strictly follow Zeising's human
Fibonacci proportions, but introduces the
exact Golden Ratio instead [2] (Figure 3).
For him, the Golden section also provides
the primary link between all harmonies
in architecture.
 Human Hand and Foot
The hand shows Phi and the Fibonacci Series.
There are many examples of the Divine Proportion found throughout the design of
the universe and everything in it, but let’s take a look at one of the most
important things first
: You! We’ll need a few Golden Section / Fibonacci building blocks:

 Each line is 1.618… times longer than the one before it. (Conversely, a section
drawn at 0.618 (or 61.8%) of each line equals the length of the one before it.)
 Let’s start with something simple. Take your hand off your keyboard or mouse
and look at the proportions of your index finger
 Each section of your index finger, from the tip to the base of the wrist, is larger
than the preceding one by about the Fibonacci ratio of 1.618, also fitting the
Fibonacci numbers 2, 3, 5 and 8.
 By this scale, your fingernail is 1 unit in length.
 Curiously enough, you also have 2 hands, each with 5 digits, and your 8 fingers
are each comprised of 3 sections. All Fibonacci numbers!
 Here are other ways of expressing the same basic relationship in its connection to
the golden ratio and golden spiral:
 The ratio of the forearm to hand is Phi
 Your hand creates a golden section in
relation to your arm, as the ratio of your
forearm to your hand is also 1.618, the Divine Proportion

 Even your feet show phi

 The foot has several proportions based on phi lines, including:
 The middle of the arch of the foot
 The widest part of the foot
 The base of the toe line and big toe
 The top of the toe line and base of the “index” toe
 Note that not every individual has body dimensions in
exact phi proportion but averages across populations tend
towards phi and phi proportions are perceived as being the
most natural or beautiful.
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