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41Ko shogi — Kō shōgi (廣将棋 or 廣象棋 wide (elephant) chess ) is a large board variant of shogi, or Japanese chess. The game dates back to the turn of the 18th century and is based on xiangqi and go as well as shogi. Credit for its invention has been given to… …
42Methods of computing square roots — There are several methods for calculating the principal square root of a nonnegative real number. For the square roots of a negative or complex number, see below. Contents 1 Rough estimation 2 Babylonian method 2.1 Example …
43United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
44Pythagoreans and Eleatics — Edward Hussey PYTHAGORAS AND THE EARLY PYTHAGOREANS Pythagoras, a native of Samos, emigrated to southern Italy around 520, and seems to have established himself in the city of Croton. There he founded a society of people sharing his beliefs and… …
45History of film — This article is about the history of cinema. For other uses, see History of photography. Years in film 1870s 1880s 1890s …
46Salsa (dance) — Salsa refers to a fusion of informal dance styles having roots in the Caribbean (especially in Cuba and Puerto Rico), Latin and North America. The dance originated through the mixture of Mambo, Danzón, Guaguancó, Cuban Son, and other typical… …
47Samurai Aerobics — Kenjutsu and Kendo are a few types of martial arts that were practiced by the Japanese people. Though it isn t used as much as it used to be, it is still quite popular. These martial arts involve the use of wooden sticks called Bokken. Infobox… …
48Siamese method — A simple example of the Siamese method. Starting with 1 , boxes are filled diagonally up and right (↗). When a move would leave the square, it is wrapped around to the last row or first column, respectively. If a filled box is encountered, one… …
49fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
50Tower of Hanoi — The Tower of Hanoi or Towers of Hanoi (also known as The Towers of Bramha) is a mathematical game or puzzle. It consists of three rods, and a number of disks of different sizes which can slide onto any rod. The puzzle starts with the disks neatly …
