ancient Greece‚ to the water clocks with mobile figures designed by the Civil Engineer Ctesibius. His work was followed by Phylo of Byzantium (author of the marvellous book “Mechanical Collection”‚ 200 BC)‚ Hero of Alexandria (85 BC) and Marcus Vitruvius (25 BC). Several hundred years later‚ the Arabians documented (the three Banu Musa working for the Kalifa of Baghdad‚ 786-833 AC) and developed (Badías-Zaman Isma’Il bin ar-Razzaz al-Jazari in the book “The science of the Ingenious Devices”‚ 1150-1220
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Mathematics and art have a long historical relationship. The ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks knew about the golden ratio‚ regarded as an aesthetically pleasing ratio‚ and incorporated it into the design of monuments including the Great Pyramid‚[1] theParthenon‚ the Colosseum. There are many examples of artists who have been inspired by mathematics and studied mathematics as a means of complementing their works. The Greek sculptor Polykleitos prescribed a series of mathematical proportions for
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STORY OF THE HIDDEN SYMBOLS About Dan Brown: Dan brown born on June 22‚ 1964 is an American author for thriller fiction. He is best known for The Da Vinci Code 2003 a bestselling Mystery- detective novel. Brown’s novels are treasure hunts sets in 24 - hour period‚ and features the recurring themes of cryptography‚ keys‚ symbols‚ codes and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 52
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The Golden Ratio By : Kaavya.K In mathematics and the arts‚ two quantities are in the golden ratio if the ratio of the sum of the quantities to the larger quantity is equal to the ratio of the larger quantity to the smaller one. The golden ratio is an irrational mathematical constant‚ approximately 1.6180339887. Other names frequently used for the golden ratio are the golden section and golden mean. Other terms encountered include extreme and mean ratio‚ medial section‚ divine
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(88-89) the Iliad (81-84) Aristotle’s Poetics (99) the Antigone (92-98) Plato’s Crito (102-104) Sappho’s poems (128) Plato’s Allegory of the Cave (104-107) Pindar’s Odes (128) Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics (109-110) Vitruvius on Symmetry (114-116) * * * * * * values arete‚ agon‚ kalokagathia‚ kosmos‚ moira * *
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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Electronics has so much improved to the extent of applying its use to the health sector. In Africa there has been a very high infection rate of the malaria parasite due to the breeding environment conducive for its reproduction available in almost in all regions.About 3.3 billion people half of the world ’s population are at risk of malaria. In 2010‚ there were about 219 million malaria cases (with an uncertainty range of 154 million to 289 million)
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Urbanization and perpetual population growth is a continual social‚ economic and architectural problem that many developing and modernizing cites face. Therefore there is a need for urban housing and there is a lack thereof. Various solutions have been explored and developed over time through the use of different architectural building typologies‚ which consider function and the ever-changing needs of the society of the day. Ultimately‚ all these urban dwellings sever the same purpose and only
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SEMINAR FINAL DRAFT YEAR: 2008 TOPIC: Adaptive rethinking along with fractal architecture as one of the defining solutions for the contemporary complex urban fabric. SUBMITTED BY: Lily Tandon SEMESTER:VIII CHAPTERS 1. The End Of The Modern World
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SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Epistemological Definition Worldwide cities are experiencing a rush of population growth‚ this growth to the ecological balance shown against the environment and the exploitation of natural resources have sued implement new methods of construction using new technologies. (Big & Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21ST Century). Sustainable or sustainable architecture seeks to optimize natural resources and building systems that minimize the environmental
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RESEARCH PAPER Submitted To: Miss Analyn P. Apsay‚ MAEd Instructor Submitted By: Jojie B. Gallo BSME3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Outline 1. Introduction (Gear terminologies‚ definitions and identifying the parts) (Identifying the types of gears) (Gear applications or uses) 2. Body (History of gears) (Gear calculations or formula) (Materials for manufacturing gears) 3. Conclusion (Advantages of gears in the industry) (Advantages of gears compare
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