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Lesson starters. 2, Architecture and KS3 maths : measuring height in Durham Cathedral.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Durham Cathedral.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching--Activity programs.
- Mathematics.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching--Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Instructional television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (4 min.).
- Other Title:
- Architecture and KS3 maths : measuring height in Durham Cathedral
- Place of Publication:
- [England] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2010.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- Steve Humble examines how a cathedral like Durham was designed by following the master mason's use of practical geometry, symmetry, pattern and proportions. Here the challenge is to measure one of Durham Cathedral's towering columns, using rope, a metre rule and similar triangles.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 8, 2015).
- OCLC:
- 874057446
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