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Re:How Long Is the Coast of Britain? (1967) by 2b3a51 on Saturday February 28, 2026 @01:34PM (#47198677)
https://gsp.humboldt.edu/OLM/courses/GSP_510/Articles/Mandel...

Link to a pdf file that you don't need an institutional login for.

I did an activity in a basic maths class based on this paper years ago. Each student had an A3 map of the main island of the UK. Some set their compasses to 5cm radius and counted the number of radii around the island. Others tried 2.5cm, and 1cm and half a cm. Worked ok, good lesson.

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