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It costs a dime to look through this Bausch and Lomb high power telescope

Zoom In Inquiry. It costs a dime to look through this Bausch and Lomb high power telescope Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. What might primary sources tell us about math? Determine what you see and what questions you might ask to get the big picture.

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It costs a dime to look through this Bausch and Lomb high power telescope

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  1. Zoom In Inquiry It costs a dime to look through this Bausch and Lomb high power telescope Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division

  2. What might primary sources tell us about math? Determine what you see and what questions you might ask to get the big picture.

  3. What shape(s) do you see?

  4. What additional shapes do you see? Describe any line segments or angles you see.

  5. Do you see any congruent shapes? Do you see any similar shapes?

  6. Describe what you think this is. What do you think the shapes represent?

  7. Is there symmetry in this drawing? Why or why not?

  8. United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Principle floor plan, vestibule, library & senate chamber, House of Representatives http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?pp/ils:@filreq(@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3a13522))+@field(COLLID+cph))

  9. Why do you think the architect chose to use these shapes in the design of the Capitol?

  10. United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Principle floor plan, vestibule, library & senate chamber, House of Representatives Prints and Photographs Division Library of Congress Capitol Building at Washington, D.C. Prints and Photographs Division Library of Congress How does the designer’s use of shapes relate to the purpose of this building?

  11. Understanding the Big Picture How is geometry applied when designing buildings?

  12. Examine these primary sources to see how geometry was applied in building design. War Department. Pentagon, aerial view ILibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Smithsonian Institute, 1860-65 Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Florida Southern College, E. T. Roux Library Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

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