bisecting compass
1Compass rose — For the meteorological graphic, see Wind rose A common compass rose as is found on a nautical chart showing both true and magnetic north with magnetic declination A compass rose, sometimes called a windrose, is a figure on a compass, map, nau …
2Boxing the compass — Compass point redirects here. For other uses, see Compass Point (disambiguation). ENE redirects here. For the energy company with the former NYSE ticker symbol ENE, see Enron. A 32 point compass rose Boxing the compass is the action of naming all …
3Bisection — In geometry, bisection is the division of something into two equal or congruent parts, usually by a line, which is then called a bisector . The most often considered types of bisectors are segment bisectors and angle bisectors .A segment bisector …
4Mau Piailug — Born Pius Piailug 1932 Weiso, Satawal, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia Died …
5Problem of Apollonius — In Euclidean plane geometry, Apollonius problem is to construct circles that are tangent to three given circles in a plane (Figure 1); two circles are tangent if they touch at a single point. Apollonius of Perga (ca. 262 BC ndash; ca. 190 BC)… …
6mathematics — /math euh mat iks/, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically. 2. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) mathematical procedures,… …
7Special cases of Apollonius' problem — In Euclidean geometry, Apollonius problem is to construct all the circles that are tangent to three given circles. Limiting cases of Apollonius problem are those in which at least one of the given circles is a point or line, i.e., is a circle of… …
8Euclidean geometry — geometry based upon the postulates of Euclid, esp. the postulate that only one line may be drawn through a given point parallel to a given line. [1860 65] * * * Study of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids based on Euclid s axioms. Its… …
9Murderous Maths —   …
10Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
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