As one of the last surviving members of the once illustrious medical and scientific family of Goodsir, it gives me great pleasure to add my perspective on the logarithmic (equiangular) spiral and the importance it held for my kinsman, the esteemed Professor of Anatomy of the University of Edinburgh, John Goodsir.
In the following paper, I will present the professor’s investigation into the spiral in nature, and through the use of the family collection housed in the Centre for Research Collections at the University of Edinburgh, expound on the events surrounding the monument marking
