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The Ickleton Mandelbrot

Ickleton, Cambridgeshire

A famous mathematical shape, drawn in wheat a few miles from Cambridge.

In August 1991 a crop formation appeared near Ickleton in the shape of the Mandelbrot set, one of the most famous shapes in mathematics. It turned up just a few miles from Cambridge University, which made many people suspect students with a sense of humour.

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When
August 1991
Where
52.0720, 0.1780
Group
Crop circles

Visiting

The field is private farmland near the village.

Cover of UFO Cases of Britain by Cale Mills
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UFO Cases of Britain

Fifty-four real and closely examined British UFO cases, weighed with honesty rather than hype. From Rendlesham Forest, the best-documented UFO case the United Kingdom has ever produced, to the Berwyn Mountains, the Broad Haven schoolchildren, the Calvine photograph and the Bonnybridge hotspot, each case sets out what was seen, who saw it and what the explanations are.

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