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The Fibonacci Numbers Found in Nature

Caption: These pinecones have eight spirals in one direction and thirteen in the other direction. These are both examples of Fibonacci numbers.

Credit: From: The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers (Prometheus Books, 2007).

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