Comments on: Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/06/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-214/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Fri, 08 May 2026 00:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/06/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-214/comment-page-1/#comment-25651 CherryPie Mon, 01 Jul 2013 19:28:18 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=10946#comment-25651 Yes perhaps the comparisons are back to front. The dividing the line up is the 'Golden Ratio' along with other names. Very intersting site, thank you :-) Yes perhaps the comparisons are back to front. The dividing the line up is the ‘Golden Ratio’ along with other names.

Very intersting site, thank you :-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/06/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-214/comment-page-1/#comment-25650 CherryPie Mon, 01 Jul 2013 19:22:41 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=10946#comment-25650 I have not read it, I will see if I can get a copy. Thanks :-) I have not read it, I will see if I can get a copy. Thanks :-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/06/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-214/comment-page-1/#comment-25649 CherryPie Mon, 01 Jul 2013 19:21:49 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=10946#comment-25649 Very mathematical :-) Very mathematical :-)

]]> By: Bernard http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/06/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-214/comment-page-1/#comment-25633 Bernard Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:42:56 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=10946#comment-25633 Your quote compares Pythagoras to a 'measure of gold', whereas I always associate dividing a line up as the 'Golden Ratio'. So I had to do a google and found this site really fascinating. http://www.goldenmeangauge.co.uk/ I quite fancy one of these gauges. I'm not sure where diamonds come into it though, but cutting all those facets sure looks complicated. :) Your quote compares Pythagoras to a ‘measure of gold’, whereas I always associate dividing a line up as the ‘Golden Ratio’. So I had to do a google and found this site really fascinating.
http://www.goldenmeangauge.co.uk/
I quite fancy one of these gauges. I’m not sure where diamonds come into it though, but cutting all those facets sure looks complicated. :)

]]> By: Sean Jeating http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/06/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-214/comment-page-1/#comment-25626 Sean Jeating Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:53:15 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=10946#comment-25626 As for the Pythagorean theorem: Did you read Huxley's "Young Archimedes"? If not: Herewith highly recommended. As for the Pythagorean theorem: Did you read Huxley’s “Young Archimedes”? If not: Herewith highly recommended.

]]> By: Ginnie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/06/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-214/comment-page-1/#comment-25622 Ginnie Mon, 01 Jul 2013 06:45:37 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=10946#comment-25622 HA! Sounds just like something a mathematician would say! :D HA! Sounds just like something a mathematician would say! :D

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/06/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-214/comment-page-1/#comment-25616 CherryPie Sun, 30 Jun 2013 23:23:14 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=10946#comment-25616 This idea of a thought evolved over the week and I wasn't sure if I had got it right ;-) The photo (link) was posted first in another thread and then the quote came easily to fit with it... I am also looking forward to see what becomes of the little seed I planted :-) This idea of a thought evolved over the week and I wasn’t sure if I had got it right ;-)

The photo (link) was posted first in another thread and then the quote came easily to fit with it…

I am also looking forward to see what becomes of the little seed I planted :-)

]]> By: Andrew MacLaren-Scott http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/06/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-214/comment-page-1/#comment-25615 Andrew MacLaren-Scott Sun, 30 Jun 2013 23:14:50 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=10946#comment-25615 ...and what a lovely photo of a nice seat, all set and taken at just the right, eh... angle. …and what a lovely photo of a nice seat, all set and taken at just the right, eh… angle.

]]> By: Andrew MacLaren-Scott http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/06/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-214/comment-page-1/#comment-25614 Andrew MacLaren-Scott Sun, 30 Jun 2013 23:12:02 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=10946#comment-25614 We can all love geometry, whatever view we take of it. Now... you have just planted a little seed in my head, which is already full of seeds like a weedy riverbank. Thank-you. We can all love geometry, whatever view we take of it.

Now… you have just planted a little seed in my head, which is already full of seeds like a weedy riverbank. Thank-you.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2013/06/30/cheries-place-thought-for-the-week-214/comment-page-1/#comment-25613 CherryPie Sun, 30 Jun 2013 22:15:51 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=10946#comment-25613 I few days ago I had chosen another quote for this week. But a lady has the prerogative to change her mind ;-) I few days ago I had chosen another quote for this week. But a lady has the prerogative to change her mind ;-)

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