We staid till, it being darkish, we saw the fire as only one entire arch of fire from this to the other side the bridge, and in a bow up the hill for an arch of above a mile long: it made me weep to see it. The churches, houses, and all on fire and … Continue reading Cycloid
Lorenzo Mascheroni was born in 1750 outside of Bergamo in what is now northern Italy. This was before Napoléon Bonaparte was born, much less taking over the world, and Lombardy was under Austrian control. Young Lorenzo grew up in a wealthy, landowning family. Math folk like to think big, really big, infinitely big. Mascheroni was not … Continue reading Mascheroni Construction
Just south of Mueller in Austin is the J.J. Seabrook Greenbelt. It is hugged by Pershing Drive and will soon have a trail connected to the trail at Mueller. The creek bed has been re-engineered and, just a few days ago, a bridge arrived ready to span the creek. It was a sight to see the bridge … Continue reading Pershing Pedestrian Bridge
Barton Springs PoolAustin TX2013/06/02 There are so many books, articles, websites, poems and cartoons about π; I considered not chalking it. I have been working on an upcoming post on Taylor series, but π just keeps saying, “Hey, after all I have done for you, will you please just spend some time with me?” So, here … Continue reading π
Footpath Math: Chalk it up to a math geek 