剑桥大学里的数学桥英文介绍

The Mathematical Bridge is the popular name of a wooden bridge across the River Cam, between two parts of Queens' College, Cambridge. Its official name is merely the Wooden Bridge.

The bridge was designed by William Etheridge, and built by James Essex in 1749. It has been rebuilt on two occasions — 1866 and 1905 — but has kept the same overall design.

The title of 'Mathematical Bridge' was also given to one of the former bridges of the Cam between Trinity and Trinity Hall, also designed by James Essex, where Garret Hostel Bridge now stands.

There are several myths surrounding the construction of the bridge:

That the bridge is of Chinese origin and that its design incorporates some form of special mathematical technique from which it derives its name.
That the bridge was designed and built by students. It was so perfect that the planks were laid one on top of the other and held together by their weight and the angles by wh