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In 1960 and 1963 additions were built bringing the building to 2,300 square feet (210 m 2). In 1978 it was merged with the old Press Storage Building but was later razed to make way for the Clyde Building. [118] B-37 (Press Paper Storage) B37: 1964: This building was built to store paper for use by BYU Press. When the University Press Building ...
[10] [nb 1] Greek ἄβαξ probably borrowed from a Northwest Semitic language like Phoenician, evidenced by a cognate with the Hebrew word ʾābāq (אבק ), or "dust" (in the post-Biblical sense "sand used as a writing surface"). [11] Both abacuses [12] and abaci [12] are used as plurals. The user of an abacus is called an abacist. [13]
The Egyptian mathematician Abū Kāmil Shujā ibn Aslam (c. 850–930) was the first to accept irrational numbers in the form of a square root or fourth root as solutions to quadratic equations or as coefficients in an equation. [76] He was also the first to solve three non-linear simultaneous equations with three unknown variables. [77]
The Japanese paper-folding art of origami has been reworked mathematically by Tomoko Fusé using modules, congruent pieces of paper such as squares, and making them into polyhedra or tilings. [185] Paper-folding was used in 1893 by T. Sundara Rao in his Geometric Exercises in Paper Folding to demonstrate geometrical proofs. [ 186 ]
It combined the high speed of electronics with the ability to be programmed for many complex problems. It could add or subtract 5000 times a second, a thousand times faster than any other machine. It also had modules to multiply, divide, and square root. High-speed memory was limited to 20 words (equivalent to about 80 bytes).
At 10–X, Rick and Dave drop a probe into the shaft, trying to locate the drill bar that was lost many years ago. They successfully locate the top of the drill bar at 204 ft (62.3 m). In the war room, the team hears a theory about Christopher Columbus visiting the island. Later, divers are sent down 10–X. Almost immediately, communications fail.
The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit root swasti, which is composed of su 'good, well' and asti 'is; it is; there is'. [31] The word swasti occurs frequently in the Vedas as well as in classical literature, meaning 'health, luck, success, prosperity', and it was commonly used as a greeting.