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  • 1Western 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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  • 2Building (mathematics) — In mathematics, a building (also Tits building, Bruhat–Tits building) is a combinatorial and geometric structure which simultaneously generalizes certain aspects of flag manifolds, finite projective planes, and Riemannian symmetric spaces.… …

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  • 3Quad — may refer to:Architecture*Quadrangle in architecture, e.g., on a university campus *Quad, a dormitory room or suite housing four residents *Quad Cities, a region which includes the cities of Iowa cities of Bettendorf and Davenport and the… …

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  • 4History of geometry — Geometry (Greek γεωμετρία ; geo = earth, metria = measure) arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers. Classic geometry… …

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  • 5Alhazen — For the Moon crater, see Alhazen (crater). For the asteroid, see 59239 Alhazen. Alhazen Alhazen (Ibn al Haytham) …

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  • 6Polygon — For other uses, see Polygon (disambiguation). Some polygons of different kinds In geometry a polygon (   …

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  • 7surveying — /seuhr vay ing/, n. 1. the science or scientific method of making surveys of land. 2. the occupation of one who makes land surveys. 3. the act of one who surveys: The surveying required nearly two days. [1425 75; late ME: act of examining… …

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  • 8Ibn al-Haytham — Infobox Muslim scholars | notability = Muslim scientist| era = Islamic Golden Age| color = #cef2e0 | | image caption = Ibn al Haytham drawing taken from a 1982 Iraqi 10 dinar note. | | name = Unicode|Abū ‘Alī al Ḥasan ibn al Ḥasan ibn al Haytham… …

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  • 9Opportunity rover — (MER B) Opportunity in April 2003 Operator NASA Mission type Rover …

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  • 10Hyperbolic geometry — Lines through a given point P and asymptotic to line R. A triangle immersed in a saddle shape plane (a hyperbolic paraboloid), as well as two diverging ultraparall …

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