Showing posts with label equilateral triangle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label equilateral triangle. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Coleridge: A Mathematical Problem

 "A Mathematical Problem" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) -- found online at Elite Skills Classics -- uses verse to describe construction of an equilateral triangle; Coleridge introduces the poem with a letter to his brother telling of his admiration of mathematics, a view rather rare among poets.