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Akelei-Blume: Can you spot the differences? The original is on the RIGHT side. (solution see down below)   Dürer himself never saw a rhino. One rhino had been shipped 1515 to Rome via Lisbon from India. Unfortunately it was dead on arrival but an unknown artist managed to take a look and make some sketches. Dürer copied the sketch and for the next 250 years created a standard for how Europeans … Read More

Alex Bellos is a mathematician and journalist who creates riddles for The Guardian and travels the world to collect math adventures for his various books. In Snowflake Seashell Star one can find a perfect example where math meets art. Its a colouring book worth exploring and perhaps an idea for the next birthday? Interested in a math riddle? Read more:  Alex Bellos creates math riddles for The Guardian   Can you spot the … Read More