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They were aware, for example, that a triangle had a right angle opposite the hypotenuse when its sides were in a 3–4–5 ratio. They were able to estimate the area of a circle by subtracting one-ninth from its diameter and squaring the result: Area ≈ [(8 ⁄ 9)D] 2 = (256 ⁄ 81)r 2 ≈ 3.16r 2, a reasonable approximation of the formula πr 2.
In ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing, the ankh was a triliteral sign: one that represented a sequence of three consonant sounds. The ankh stood for the sequence Ꜥ-n-ḫ, where n is pronounced like the English letter n, Ꜥ is a voiced pharyngeal fricative, and ḫ is a voiceless or voiced velar fricative (sounds not found in English).
Abu Ma‘shar al-Balkhi, Latinized as Albumasar (also Albusar, Albuxar; full name Abū Maʿshar Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar al-Balkhī أبو معشر جعفر بن محمد بن عمر البلخي ; 10 August 787 – 9 March 886, AH 171–272), [3] was an early Persian [4] [5] [6] Muslim astrologer, thought to be the greatest astrologer ...
May 9, 2024 at 8:18 AM. Barry Williams/For NY Daily News/Getty Images. A 42-year-old man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for a string of stabbing attacks on homeless people in New York ...
April 23, 2024 at 3:25 PM. A Michigan woman was arraigned Tuesday on second-degree murder and other charges after prosecutors say she drunkenly crashed her SUV into a boat club that was hosting a ...
April 10, 2024 at 3:25 PM. Dennis P. Mong Jr./Paramount +. Jeremy Renner is back and better than ever, reprising his role as Mike McClusky in Mayor of Kingstown season 3. The forthcoming episodes ...
As-salamu alaykum. As-salamu alaykum ( Arabic: ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ, as-salāmu ʿalaykum, Arabic: [as.sa.laː.mu ʕa.laj.kum] ⓘ ), also written salamun alaykum and typically rendered in English as salam alaykum, is a greeting in Arabic that means 'Peace be upon you'. The salām ( سَلَام, meaning 'peace') has become ...
Cairo Contemporary Dance Center: CCDC is an independent space for contemporary dance in Egypt, and the only Contemporary Dance school in Africa and the MENA region, providing a 3-year professional training for young dancers, performers, choreographers and teachers. Commercial galleries. The number of commercial galleries is constantly rising.