Snapshots
Snapshots are simply a photo and a few words about some maths that you've found in your city - quick and interesting!
Latest Snapshots
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I noticed the golden ratio in the "Great Jaguar" temple in Tikal, Guatemala (700 a.d.)
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A mathematical understanding of the dynamics of traffic is vital for allow smooth traffic flow
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While I was walking through Yarm yesterday, I noticed an octagonal plaque on a wall directing my...
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This rather lovely little bridge connects the University of Durham's campus in Stockton-on-...
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This interesting arrangement of buildings is in the shapeof a parabola, quite appropriate for a...
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The Mathematical Bridge is the popular name of a wooden footbridge across the River Cam, between...
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LOL:)
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Polyhedra in a mining village roundabout. In this location explores pyrite which crystallizes in...
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Tiles were a common way to cover house facades. Usually they formed tessellations using geometric...
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Polyhedra in a round about in Castro Verde a mining village in Alentejo, Portugal.
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maths don cooking
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A beautiful example of maths hangs in the Tate Modern. The famous drip paintings of Jackson...
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Bicycle is great means of transport. A front wheel goes a longer way than a rear one.
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Why do tall buildings appear to get thinner towards the top as you look up at them? It's all...
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Not exactly a city shot but I thought a sand city might qualify! Sandcastles are formed by mixing...
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Triangles make up a near-spherical structure.
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From the Millennium Bridge you get an excellent view of the iconic curves of 30 St Mary Axe (...
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The shape formed by a chain hanging under its own weight suspended from either end is called a...
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No matter where you stand, the pattern in the pavement outside the student bar at Wadham College...
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Rewley House is the home of the Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford,...
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This tower was built during the Nuragic Age between 1900-730 BC. A lot of techniques were used to...
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There are lots of geometrical shapes in this church. there are some circles, rectangles, the roof...
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A museum in Milan decided to use some rhombus shpaed windows instead of the classical squared...
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Within the small coastal town of Umhlanga, a quaint but lively village north of the major city of...
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Another picture of the Stata building at M.I.T. It was designed by Frank Gehry, famous for his...
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Designed by Frank Gehry, famous for his slightly “out there” designs, the Stata building at M.I.T....
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The Bean, or “Cloud Gate” as it is officially known, was created by the artist Anish Kapoor for the...
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This architectural wonder of the world, was designed by Jorn Utzon and consists of three groups of...
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What do insects learn at school? Mothmatics! The elaborate patterns on the wings of these...
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To a mathematical eye a circle seems a strange choice for a building's shape, due to the space...
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In the underground corridors of Vienna's Karlsplatz U-bahn station, there are mirrored walls...
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In the underground corridors of Vienna's Karlsplatz U-bahn station, there are mirrored walls...
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A book shop's door and window in the shape of parallelogram.
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Why bother learning to do arithmetic without a calculator? So you can build a building that won...
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At night, reflected light pollution from the city of Oxford is visible in nearby countryside, Where...
