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Archimedes was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer and inventor. Archimedes was the first big mathematician, as well as consider the best mathematician of that era. Archimedes was born in the Greek city-state of Syracuse. His father, Phidias, was an astronomer. The fact that his father was an astronomer made him motivated to do all the inventions he did. He was really close to King Hieron and his son, Gelon. He worked for them, when he lived in Alexandria. He invented the sciences…

Art History 1 Singh, Satendra Satyam Writing Assignment 1, Topic 1 Looking through the history of depiction of human figure yields several similarities and differences in the development of depicting the human form throughout the art represented from the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Aegean, and Greek cultures. Humans throughout the ages have been depicted time and time again; these representations share several similarities and differences. The people of the Paleolithic Ages survived through a…

As we already know both Khafre and Augustus were very authoritative people. Khafre ruled both upper and lower Egypt, the papyrus signified upper Egypt and the lotus lower Egypt, the two of them combined on the base of the statue symbolized a united Egypt. The falcon that has its wings spread over the head of the statue symbolizes protection and guidance for Khafre. In the statue…

In my response I will argue that different cultures and time periods often share similar interests, techniques, ideas, styles, and aesthetics. I will point out several specific examples found within the ancient civilizations of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Mesopotamia, and the Ancient Aegean world. I will give specific examples regarding temples, structures, and artwork in general. A common theme in art history is the idea that many different cultures and civilizations created lots of artwork…

can we use to fight against it? We should start with the background knowledge on what cancer and cancer treatment is as well as its traditional definition. The first description of cancer in related literature is found in an Egyptian Edwin Smith papyrus and dates back to approximately 1600 B.C. It…

Egyptian state took shape. However, it is the idealized form of Egyptians imagination of their state back far into the Predynastic Period. The god Horus and Seth were engraved on the throne base, holding one string that tied together the lotus and the papyrus which represents Upper and Lower Egypt (“Lord of the Two Lands” 201). Archaeologists believe this symbolizes the unity of the two lands. Many other stone engravings, such as the Narmer Palette, reveal…

The relationship between rationality and religious scripture has often been seen as a contentious one. Especially in the European intellectual tradition, much has been made of the dichotomy between medieval blind following of the Catholic clergy and the Age of Enlightenment, based on science and reason, which succeeded it. The infamous Galileo affair in the 1610’s if oftentimes cited by modern partisans of science as proof of the inherent incompatibility of religious belief and scientific,…

ABSTRACT Diabetic retinopathy (DR) remains a major complication of diabetes and the leading cause of blindness among adults worldwide. DR is a progressive disease affecting both type I and type II diabetic patients at any stage of the disease, and targets the macrovascular and microvascular systems of the retina. DR results from multiple biochemical, molecular and pathophysiological changes to the retinal vasculature which affect both microcirculatory functions and ultimately photoreceptor…

secretion. At around the same time in history as the Chinese, about 3000- 1200 BC, the Egyptians created a unique device for the inhalation of smoke. This device was used to treat restricted breathing, as shown from an excerpt taken out of the Ebers Papyrus and quoted by Achoo Alergy: "Thou shalt fetch seven stones and heat them by fire, thou shalt take one thereof and place a little of these remedies on it and cover it with a new vessel whose bottom is perforated, and place a stalk of reed in…

This paper will look at the series that converge to pi, and which ones slowly converge to pi and the ones that converge to pi fast. And after looking at these different calculations of pi, I will attempt to find a series that converges to pi even faster. What lead me to do this topic was my passion for math, and curiosity of learning about series and limits to infinity. Pi is something that everybody knows as 3.14, but they have no idea how it came to be approximated as 3.14. It is a complex…