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Author (up) Caerols, H.; Carrasco, R.A.; Asenjo, F.A. doi  openurl
  Title Using smartphone photographs of the Moon to acquaint students with non-Euclidean geometry Type
  Year 2021 Publication American Journal of Physics Abbreviated Journal Am. J. Phys.  
  Volume 89 Issue 12 Pages 1079-1085  
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  Abstract Non-Euclidean geometry can be taught to students using astronomical images. By using photographs o the Moon taken with a smartphone through a simple telescope, we were able to introduce these concepts to high-school students and lower-level college students. We teach students how to calculate lengths of mountain ranges or areas of craters on the Moon's surface and introduce ideas of geodesics and spherical triangles. Students can see that accurate measurements cannot be

obtained using at geometry. Instead, by using three{dimensional curved geometry, estimates of lengths and areas can be computed with less than 4% error.
 
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