Where the yin yang symbol comes from
Wow, this page has a description of where the yin yang symbol comes from. It claims that the symbol is actually a graph of the length of the shortest shadow observed each day throughout one year. It’s a simple spiral.
(Apologies for linking to pages with pop-up ad windows!)
One Comment
- Britta replied:
i like this, but i didn’t have anything to say about it until i found this lovely related gif: http://p-userpic.livejournal.com/39520020/420346
December 17th, 2008 at 2:19 am. Permalink.
