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Psychologists, starting with Gustav Fechner (1876), have proposed that humans could somehow recognize this ratio in all kinds of proportions and experience it as the most aesthetic proportion. | Psychologists, starting with Gustav Fechner (1876), have proposed that humans could somehow recognize this ratio in all kinds of proportions and experience it as the most aesthetic proportion. | ||
Fechner's historical findings could however not conclusively be reproduced.<ref> Livio, Mario (November 1, 2002). "The golden ratio and aesthetics". Plus Magazine. Retrieved November 26, 2018.</ref><ref>Livio, Mario (2003) [2002]. The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number (First trade paperback ed.). New York City: Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-0816-0.</ref> | Fechner's historical findings could however not conclusively be reproduced.<ref> Livio, Mario (November 1, 2002). "The golden ratio and aesthetics". Plus Magazine. Retrieved November 26, 2018.</ref><ref>Livio, Mario (2003) [2002]. The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number (First trade paperback ed.). New York City: Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-0816-0.</ref> | ||
Some have even called the golden ratio "the biggest myth in design".<ref>https://www.fastcompany.com/3044877/the-golden-ratio-designs-biggest-myth</ref> | Some have even called the golden ratio "the biggest myth in design", saying it is only coincidental that aesthetic proportions sometimes resemble the golden ratio.<ref>https://www.fastcompany.com/3044877/the-golden-ratio-designs-biggest-myth</ref> | ||
The proportions in humans that supposedly follow a golden ratio are often significantly different from the golden ratio.<ref>Pheasant, Stephen (1998). Bodyspace. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-7484-0067-6.</ref> | The proportions in humans that supposedly follow a golden ratio are often significantly different from the golden ratio.<ref>Pheasant, Stephen (1998). Bodyspace. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-7484-0067-6.</ref> | ||