Join me on the medium seas, 7-10 November: https://stemconatsea.com/STANDUP
Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia https://boundarystones.org/
Rectangular States and Kinky Borders https://mathtourist.blogspot.com/2007/08/rectangular-states-and-kinky-borders.html?m=1
"Chart showing the original boundary milestones of the District of Columbia." Fred E. Woodward, 1906. Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress. https://blogs.loc.gov/maps/2017/05/modest-monuments-the-district-of-columbia-boundary-stones/
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CORRECTIONS
- None yet, let me know if you spot anything!
Filming by Truman Hanks
Editing by Gus Melton
Written and performed by Matt Parker
Additional material by Truman Hanks and Nicole Jacobus
Produced by Nicole Jacobus
Music by Howard Carter
Design by Simon Wright and Adam Robinson
Additional technical support by Adam Fineberg and David Benji Weiner
MATT PARKER: Stand-up Mathematician
Website: http://standupmaths.com/
PS The Smithsonian video is about a calculator prototype they have in their archives. It's very exciting.