• In mathematics, analytic geometry, also known as coordinate geometry or Cartesian geometry, is the study of geometry using a coordinate system. This contrasts...
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    proofs of the propositions. The books cover plane and solid Euclidean geometry, elementary number theory, and incommensurable lines. Elements is the oldest...
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    include decimal fractions, the systematised study of algebra and advances in geometry and trigonometry. The medieval Islamic world underwent significant developments...
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    the hotel is a mix of Islamic architectural elements such as balance, geometry, proportion, rhythm and hierarchical emphasis alongside modern methods...
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    1925) Yazan Halwani Lebanese artist from Beirut whose style combines oriental geometry, calligraphy, portraiture, and patterning. He is best known for creating...
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    the non-Euclidean hyperbolic geometry of Gauss-Bolyai-Lobachevsky, to that of Riemannian geometry, and to Euclidean geometry. Tusi's commentaries on Khayyam's...
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    350 and 50 B.C.E., revealing that the Babylonians understood and used geometry even earlier than previously thought. The Babylonians used a method for...
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    considered either in themselves or as solutions to equations (Diophantine geometry). Questions in number theory are often best understood through the study...
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    Gabbeh (category Oriental rugs and carpets)
    abstract design that relies upon open fields of color and a playfulness with geometry. This type of rug is popular among the populations of the Zagros Mountains...
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    Jean-Pierre Serre (category People from Pyrénées-Orientales)
    in 2000 and the inaugural Abel Prize in 2003. Born in Bages, Pyrénées-Orientales, to pharmacist parents, Serre was educated at the Lycée de Nîmes and then...
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