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21Giacomo Torelli — (1608 1678) was the most important set designer of the middle of the seventeenth century. Born in 1608 in the town of Fano, the year of Giulio Parigi’s work on Il Giudizio di Paride in Florence, Torelli was of noble birth. His work in stage… …
22L'Opéra of the Palace of Versailles — Opéra of the Palace of Versailles Information about the Opéra royal de Versailles Architect Ange Jacques GABRIEL (1698 1782) Decorator …
23Gauss's law for magnetism — In physics, Gauss s law for magnetism is one of Maxwell s equations, the four equations that underlie classical electrodynamics. It states that the magnetic field B has divergence equal to zero, in other words, that it is a solenoidal vector… …
24Volf Roitman — BiographyVolf Roitman (1930 )Painter, sculptor, architect, Volf Roitman, sometimes referred as a Renaissance man, was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, of Russian/Romanian parents. He grew up in Argentina where he received a degree in architecture… …
25analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… …
26Depth of field — The area within the depth of field appears sharp, while the areas in front of and beyond the depth of field appear blurry …
27Algebraic geometry — This Togliatti surface is an algebraic surface of degree five. Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which combines techniques of abstract algebra, especially commutative algebra, with the language and the problems of geometry. It… …
28Logic and the philosophy of mathematics in the nineteenth century — John Stillwell INTRODUCTION In its history of over two thousand years, mathematics has seldom been disturbed by philosophical disputes. Ever since Plato, who is said to have put the slogan ‘Let no one who is not a geometer enter here’ over the… …
29Religion (Philosophies of) — Philosophies of religion Marcel, Jaspers, Levinas William Desmond Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973), Karl Jaspers (1883–1969) and Emmanuel Levinas (1906–) seem like a mere aggregate of thinkers. Jaspers, a German thinker who coined the phrase Existenz… …
30Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
