Until recently the earliest known example of the use of the expression “golden section” dates from 1835. Dr. Otfried Lieberknecht has discovered that this expression was already used by Johann Samuel Traugott Gehler in 1789. Here we report on his findings. Zusammenfassung Bis vor kurzem ist 1835 als das Jahr der frühesten Verwendung des Ausdrucks “goldener Schnitt” angenommen worden. Dr. Otfried Lieberknecht hat herausgefunden, dass Johann Samuel Traugott Gehler diesen Ausdruck schon 1789 veröffentlicht hat. Wir berichten hier über seinen Fund.
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