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Edinburgh Science Festival: Discover Edinburgh’s Mathematical History

This tour has been designed to be of interest to families, adults, mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike.

Edinburgh Science Festival: Discover Edinburgh’s Mathematical History

About Edinburgh Science Festival: Discover Edinburgh’s Mathematical History

Hear and see the mathematical delights hidden in Edinburgh's city centre. Along the way uncover some of the secret history of Edinburgh, discover some highlights of mathematics developed over the past two thousand years and try your hand at some intriguing puzzles and games.

Playfully acquaint yourself with exciting notions of logic, geometry and cryptography. The tour has been designed to be of interest to families, adults, mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike. Join us and have history be brought to life by some of the University of Edinburgh's mathematicians.

A self-guided version of this tour can be accessed at https://arcg.is/1TTHT10. You will need a GPS enabled device to complete it – a smartphone, tablet or similar. It will take approximately 1 hour to complete.

Presented by The University of Edinburgh and the International Centre for Mathematical Sciences

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