England-2011-random-items

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Random Items

This is a collection of (possibly somewhat) related things, places, people, concepts, etc. that came-up during class or an excursion.

Camera Obscura - Possibly used by Vermeer.

Drake's Equation - For estimating the number of detectable extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy.

Museum Funding - in America, with visitor statistics.

  • The American Association of Museums FAQ

Fibonacci Sequence - 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...