People and the sea

The age of exploration

> early globe, made about 1525 About five hundred years ago, sailors from different parts of Europe began to make voyages of exploration. At first, they made short trips south, along the coast of…

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Milo in Digitopolis

from The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster “I hope we reach Digitopolis soon, said Milo. “I wonder how far it is.” Up ahead, the road divided into three and, as if in reply to Milo’s question, an…

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Counting triangles

The design shown above is made entirely of triangles. How many triangles, of all sizes, do you think there are? Altogether, there are 88 triangles! See if you can find them all. There are 42…

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