[Maths-Education] Mazes and Labarinths

[A Keith Austin]

The BBC World Service programme `Heart and Soul' is currently running 
a series on Labyrinths and Spiritual Experiences.
In that a labyrinth is simply a single straightforward path to the
centre and you never have to make a decision as to which direction to 
go in. However the point is that the path winds its way very slowly 
to the centre ; they give the example of the labyrinth at Saffron 
Walden which is 35 metres across, but you cover 3 kilometres to reach 
the centre. (if I have remembered the figures correctly.)

Earlier this year the BBC Radio 4 programme `Something Understood' 
also dealt with Labyrinths.

Keith Austin


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> Someone has just asked me whether there is a difference between a maze and a
> labyrinth. Now i have a feeling there is, but cant remember what it is, or
> where to look. Without any jokes about government departments, does anyone
> know the difference or where I might find a resource for it?
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> I have a suspicion it is something to do with patterns and structure.
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