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    Travels in a Mathematical World

    A brisk trade in souvenir mugs

    By Peter Rowlett. Posted September 1, 2011

    Readers of this blog may be aware that my local maths history comes much in the form of George Green, a local miller and mathematician (indeed it is a George Green mug I am drinking from in the Math/Maths Podcast album art). I noticed the following passage in the introduction to the Proceedings of the…

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    Folded photographs by Abigail Reynolds

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted September 1, 2011

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    Alan Turing by Stephen Kettle

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted September 1, 2011

    A slight change to the format today: You got your art in my mathematician! This sculpture created for Bletchley Park really is a sight to behold.

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    Structures of Warped Surfaces by Eduardo F. Catalano

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted August 27, 2011

    Hyperbolic paraboloids created from straight lines, like you used to draw in your maths exercise book.

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    Unexpected GCSE Success at Your Local School

    By Peter Rowlett. Posted August 27, 2011

    There were jubilant scenes yesterday (Thursday) with the long wait finally over for students across Your Town who received their GCSE results. Students at Your Local School are basking in glory after achieving set of eye-catching results. Boys bucked the national trend, performing better than girls by 5 per cent. Top performer at Your Local…

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    Tessellation Tree greeting card by Nikki Cross Applesauce

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted August 24, 2011

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    Prime number counting chart by electricboogaloo

    By Christian Lawson-Perfect. Posted August 24, 2011

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