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The demonym is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide | The demonym is used to denote the city |
Alan Garner (born 17 October 1934) is an English novelist best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales | Alan Garner (born 17 October 1934) is |
Much of his work is rooted in the landscape, history and folklore of his native county of Cheshire, North West England, being set in the region and making use of the native Cheshire dialect | Much of his work is rooted in the landscape, |
His first novel, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, was published in 1960 | His first novel, The Weirdstone of |
Events
Pre-1600
338 BC – A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean | Events
Pre-1600
338 BC – |
216 BC – The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of Cannae | 216 BC – The Carthaginian army led by |
49 BC – Caesar, who marched to Spain earlier in the year leaving Marcus Antonius in charge of Italy, defeats Pompey's general Afranius and Petreius in Ilerda (Lerida) north of the Ebro river | 49 BC – Caesar, who marched to Spain earlier |
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans, that separates the old world from the new world | The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the |
An algebraic number is a number that is a root of a non-zero polynomial in one variable with integer (or, equivalently, rational) coefficients | An algebraic number is a number that is a |
For example, the golden ratio, , is an algebraic number, because it is a root of the polynomial | For example, the golden ratio,, is an |
That is, it is a value for x for which the polynomial evaluates to zero | That is, it is a value for x for |
In mathematics, an automorphism is an isomorphism from a mathematical object to itself | In mathematics, an automorphism is an |
It is, in some sense, a symmetry of the object, and a way of mapping the object to itself while preserving all of its structure | It is, in some sense, a symmetry of |
The set of all automorphisms of an object forms a group, called the automorphism group | The set of all automorphisms of an object |
A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist | A person who plays the accordion is called an |
The concertina and bandoneón are related | The concertina and bandoneón are |
The harmonium and American reed organ are in the same family, but are typically larger than an accordion and sit on a surface or the floor | The harmonium and American reed organ are in |
Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines, as opposed to natural intelligence displayed by animals including humans | Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by |
Leading AI textbooks define the field as the study of "intelligent agents": any system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its chance of achieving its goals | Leading AI textbooks define the field as the study |
AI applications include advanced web search engines (e | AI applications include advanced web search engines |
Afro Celt Sound System is a British musical group who fuse electronic music with traditional Gaelic and West African music | Afro Celt Sound System is a British musical group |
Afro Celt Sound System was formed in 1995 by producer-guitarist Simon Emmerson, and feature a wide range of guest artists | Afro Celt Sound System was formed in 1995 by |
In 2003, they temporarily changed their name to Afrocelts before reverting to their original name | In 2003, they temporarily changed their name to |
This page lists some links to ancient philosophy, namely philosophical thought extending as far as early post-classical history (c | This page lists some links to ancient philosophy, namely |
Overview
Genuine philosophical thought, depending upon original individual insights, arose in many cultures roughly contemporaneously | Overview
Genuine philosophical thought, depending upon original |
Karl Jaspers termed the intense period of philosophical development beginning around the 7th century and concluding around the 3rd century BCE an Axial Age in human thought | Karl Jaspers termed the intense period of philosophical development |
Anaximander (; Anaximandros; ) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who lived in Miletus, a city of Ionia (in modern-day Turkey) | Anaximander (; |
He belonged to the Milesian school and learned the teachings of his master Thales | He belonged to the Milesian school and learned the |
He succeeded Thales and became the second master of that school where he counted Anaximenes and, arguably, Pythagoras amongst his pupils | He succeeded Thales and became the second master of |
ap (born 1974), pseudonym of Allan Pineda Lindo, Filipino-American musician
Auxiliary Personal Living, a US Navy hull classification for barracks craft; see | ap (born 1974), pseudonym of Allan |
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings | An architect is a person who plans, designs and |
Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin architectus, which derives from the Greek (arkhi-, chief + tekton, builder), i | Etymologically, the term architect derives from |
The professional requirements for architects vary from place to place | The professional requirements for architects vary from place to |
An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method | An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning |
It may consist of a group of letters or words taken from the full version of the word or phrase; for example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr | It may consist of a group of letters or words |
; NPO, for nil (or nothing) per (by) os (mouth) is an abbreviated medical instruction | ; NPO, for nil (or nothing) |
Aphrodite ( ; ; , , ) is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion and procreation | Aphrodite ( ; ;,, ) |
She was syncretized with the Roman goddess | She was syncretized with the Roman |
Aphrodite's major symbols include myrtles, roses, doves, sparrows, and swans | Aphrodite's major symbols include |
It is the first day of the second quarter of the year, and the midway point of the first half of the year | It is the first day of the second quarter of |
In leap years, the second quarter of the year begins at noon on this day | In leap years, the second quarter of the year |
Events
Pre-1600
33 – According to one historian's account, Jesus Christ's Last Supper is held | Events
Pre-1600
33 – According |
In mathematics, a binary relation on a set is antisymmetric if there is no pair of distinct elements of each of which is related by to the other | In mathematics, a binary relation on a |
More formally, is antisymmetric precisely if for all
or equivalently,
The definition of antisymmetry says nothing about whether actually holds or not for any | More formally, is antisymmetric precisely |
An antisymmetric relation on a set may be reflexive (that is, for all ), irreflexive (that is, for no ), or neither reflexive nor irreflexive | An antisymmetric relation on a |
Aleister Crowley (; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer | Aleister Crowley (; born Edward Alexander Crowley; |
He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century | He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying |
A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life | A prolific writer, he published widely over the course |
Belief in an afterlife is in contrast to the belief in oblivion after death | Belief in an afterlife is in contrast to the |
In this latter view, such rebirths and deaths may take place over and over again continuously until the individual gains entry to a spiritual realm or otherworld | In this latter view, such rebirths and deaths |
Major views on the afterlife derive from religion, esotericism and metaphysics | Major views on the afterlife derive from religion, |
Astrometry is a branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies | Astrometry is a branch of astronomy that involves |
It provides the kinematics and physical origin of the Solar System and our galaxy, the Milky Way | It provides the kinematics and physical origin of |
History
The history of astrometry is linked to the history of star catalogues, which gave astronomers reference points for objects in the sky so they could track their movements | History
The history of astrometry is |
Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva | Athena or Athene, often given the |
Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name | Athena was regarded as the patron and |
The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens is dedicated to her | The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens |
The Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game created and written by Erick Wujcik, set in the fictional universe created by author Roger Zelazny for his Chronicles of Amber | The Amber Diceless Roleplaying Game is a |
Amber DRPG was created in the 1980s, and is much more focused on relationships and roleplaying than most of the roleplaying games of that era | Amber DRPG was created in the |
Most Amber characters are members of the two ruling classes in the Amber multiverse, and are much more advanced in matters of strength, endurance, psyche, warfare and sorcery than ordinary beings | Most Amber characters are members of the two ruling classes |
Athene or Athena is the shrewd companion of heroes and the goddess of heroic endeavour in Greek mythology | Athene or Athena is the shrewd companion |
An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which at least one is a metal | An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which |
In some cases, an alloy may reduce the overall cost of the material while preserving important properties | In some cases, an alloy may reduce the overall |
In other cases, the mixture imparts synergistic properties to the constituent metal elements such as corrosion resistance or mechanical strength | In other cases, the mixture imparts synergistic |
Throughout history, forms of art have gone through periodic abrupt changes called artistic revolutions | Throughout history, forms of art have gone through periodic |
Movements have come to an end to be replaced by a new movement markedly different in striking ways | Movements have come to an end to be replaced |
See also cultural movements | See also cultural |
It stresses the superiority of a simpler rural life as opposed to the complexity of city life | It stresses the superiority of a simpler rural life as |
Thomas Inge defines agrarianism by the following basic tenets:
Farming is the sole occupation that offers total independence and self-sufficiency | Thomas Inge defines agrarianism by the |
Urban life, capitalism, and technology destroy independence and dignity and foster vice and weakness | Urban life, capitalism, and technology destroy independence and |
In Euclidean geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays, called the sides of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle | In Euclidean geometry, an angle is the |
Angles formed by two rays lie in the plane that contains the rays | Angles formed by two rays lie in the plane |
Angles are also formed by the intersection of two planes | Angles are also formed by the intersection of two |
Acoustics is a branch of physics that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound | Acoustics is a branch of physics that deals |
A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician while someone working in the field of acoustics technology may be called an acoustical engineer | A scientist who works in the field of |
The application of acoustics is present in almost all aspects of modern society with the most obvious being the audio and noise control industries | The application of acoustics is present in almost |
Atomic physics is the field of physics that studies atoms as an isolated system of electrons and an atomic nucleus | Atomic physics is the field of physics that studies |
Atomic physics typically refers to the study of atomic structure and the interaction between atoms | Atomic physics typically refers to the study of atomic |
It is primarily concerned with the way in which electrons are arranged around the nucleus and
the processes by which these arrangements change | It is primarily concerned with the way in which electrons |
American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language that serves as the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States and most of Anglophone Canada | American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural |
ASL is a complete and organized visual language that is expressed by facial expression as well as movements and motions with the hands | ASL is a complete and organized visual language that |
Besides North America, dialects of ASL and ASL-based creoles are used in many countries around the world, including much of West Africa and parts of Southeast Asia | Besides North America, dialects of ASL and |
In computing, an applet is any small application that performs one specific task that runs within the scope of a dedicated widget engine or a larger program, often as a plug-in | In computing, an applet is any small application |
The term is frequently used to refer to a Java applet, a program written in the Java programming language that is designed to be placed on a web page | The term is frequently used to refer to a Java |
Applets are typical examples of transient and auxiliary applications that don't monopolize the user's attention | Applets are typical examples of transient and auxiliary applications |
Alternate history (also alternative history, althist, AH) is a genre of speculative fiction of stories in which one or more historical events occur and are resolved differently than in real life | Alternate history (also alternative history, |
As conjecture based upon historical fact, alternative history stories propose What if? scenarios about crucial events in human history, and present outcomes very different from the historical record | As conjecture based upon historical fact, alternative history stories |
The term Uchronia also is the name of the list of alternate-history books, uchronia | The term Uchronia also is the name of |
In atomic theory and quantum mechanics, an atomic orbital is a mathematical function describing the location and wave-like behavior of an electron in an atom | In atomic theory and quantum mechanics, an atomic orbital |
This function can be used to calculate the probability of finding any electron of an atom in any specific region around the atom's nucleus | This function can be used to calculate the probability of |
The term atomic orbital may also refer to the physical region or space where the electron can be calculated to be present, as predicted by the particular mathematical form of the orbital | The term atomic orbital may also refer to the physical |
Amino acids are organic compounds that contain amino () and carboxylate functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid | Amino acids are organic compounds that contain amino |
Amino acids are formally named by the IUPAC-IUBMB Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature in terms of the fictitious "neutral" structure shown in the illustration | Amino acids are formally named by the |
For example, the systematic name of alanine is 2-aminopropanoic acid, based on the formula | For example, the systematic name of alanine |
Alan Mathison Turing (; 23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist | Alan Mathison Turing (; 23 June |
Turing is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence | Turing is widely considered to be the father of |
Born in Maida Vale, London, Turing was raised in southern England | Born in Maida Vale, London, Turing was |
Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional region, shape, or planar lamina, in the plane | Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a |
Surface area is its analog on the two-dimensional surface of a three-dimensional object | Surface area is its analog on the |
It is the two-dimensional analog of the length of a curve (a one-dimensional concept) or the volume of a solid (a three-dimensional concept) | It is the two-dimensional analog of the length |