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We show how the unitary, genetic S-code description of the family of Kepler conic sections, not only enlightens the genesis of the so called Dandelin spheres but also naturally unfolds in the Kepler scenery the famous golden ratio, the golden rectangle and the Fibonacci sequence.
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Vivarelli, M.D. Kepler Conics S-code: golden ratio, Dandelin spheres, Fibonacci sequence. Meccanica 47, 245–256 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11012-011-9440-2
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