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• ­A­nderson, Matt, et al. "The Fibonacci Series." 1999. (June 14, 2008)http://library.thinkquest.org/27890/mainIndex.html
• "Fibonacci numbers." Britannica Online Encyclopedia. 2008. (June 14, 2008)http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9034168/Fibonacci-numbers
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• Caldwell, Chris. "Fibonacci Numbers." The Top Twenty. (June 14, 2008)http://primes.utm.edu/top20/page.php?id=39
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