England-2011-random-items

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.

• BBC article
• Camera Obscura Description (Wikipedia)

Drake's Equation

For estimating the number of detectable extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy.

• Drake's Equation (Wikipedia)

Museum Funding

• The American Association of Museums FAQ which contains visitor and funding statistics.

Fibonacci Sequence

• Fibonacci sequence (Wikipedia).
• There is a very nice bit done by the BBC on the Fibonacci sequence here.