The Mathematical Tourist
July 31, 2016
Dewberry
Dewberry
. Missouri, 1980
.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 30, 2016
Pitt Point
Fifth Avenue Place
, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2010.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 29, 2016
Silver Wave
Amity
by
David Lee Brown
.
The Gallery at Market East
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2000
.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 28, 2016
Alien Shadows
Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, 2009
.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 27, 2016
Ellipsoid Spirals
Longwood Gardens
, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, 1978.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 26, 2016
Water Posts
Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve
, California, 2009
.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 25, 2016
Web Galaxy
Water droplets on a spider web.
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
, California, 1983.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 24, 2016
Banner Hall
National Gallery of Canada
, Ottawa, Ontario, 2000.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 23, 2016
Waterfall Heights
Waterfall. Columbia River Valley, Oregon, 1977.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 22, 2016
Canyon Cracks
Agawa Canyon
. Algoma, Ontario, 1974
.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 21, 2016
Fortress of Louisbourg
Fortress of Louisbourg
. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, 1973
.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 20, 2016
Knight's Tour
Synergy (
8 x 8 x 8 Knight Tour
)
by
Loren Larson
. St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, 2010.
For more, see "
Knight Moves in 3D
." Also: "
A Knight's Tour de Force
" by Adam H. Berliner.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 19, 2016
Circles Series
Circle III
(foreground) of
David Smith
's
Circles
series
.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2008.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 18, 2016
Stepped Triangle
Untitled sculpture by
Donald Judd
. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2008.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 17, 2016
High Lines
Empire State Building
, New York City, New York.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 16, 2016
Supporting Triangles
New Orleans, 2010.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 15, 2016
Longfellow in Nova Scotia
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882.
Grand-Pre National Historic Site of Canada
, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, 1974.
Plaque text: "Evangeline", his poignant tale of the Acadian lovers of Grand Pre has enshrined in the hearts of the world the tragic memory of the expulsion, two centuries ago.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 14, 2016
Cylinder Moon
Cylinder Moon
by
Cheryl Farber Smith
. Department of Mathematics, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2012.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 13, 2016
Shore Birds
Assateague Island National Seashore
, Maryland, 1982.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 12, 2016
Rain Garden Forms
Vascular Form #10
(detail) by
Foon Sham
.
Rain Garden
installation, L Street and 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 2016.
Turning Point
(foreground) and
Droplet.
Droplet.
Photos by I. Peterson
July 11, 2016
Stone Flower
Montreal, Quebec, 2010.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 10, 2016
Broken Bridge
Near Columbia, Missouri, 1981.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 9, 2016
Campus Peepholes
Peephole sculpture
(untitled) by Charles Huntington. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 2011
.
Photos by I. Peterson
July 8, 2016
Monumental Balancing Act
Washington Monument
, as seen from the sculpture
Infinity
by
Jose de Rivera
.
National Museum of American History
, Washington, D.C., 2016.
For more on the
sculpture
, see "
Infinity in Eight Minutes
."
Photo by I. Peterson
July 7, 2016
Shell Deposit
Shells. Ocean City, Maryland, 1979.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 6, 2016
Prairie Sunset
Prairie sunset. Manitoba, 1977.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 5, 2016
Capitol Reflections
Reflected image of the
Wisconsin State Capitol
. Madison, Wisconsin, 2008.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 4, 2016
Independence Day Flag
United States flag.
World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1983.
Photo by I. Peterson
July 3, 2016
Pentagons for Floors
Tiling of identical pentagons, foyer floor. Mathematical Association of America (
MAA
) Headquarters, Washington, D.C., 2008.
See also "
Tiling with Pentagons
."
Photo by I. Peterson
July 2, 2016
Fifth Third
Fifth Third Bank
logo. Lexington, Kentucky, 2011.
Shouldn't that be five thirds?
Photos by I. Peterson
July 1, 2016
Canada Day View
View from the roof of the Embassy of Canada toward the U.S. Capitol. Washington, D.C., Canada Day, 1986.
Photo by I. Peterson
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