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In geometry, an octagon (from Ancient Greek ὀκτάγωνον (oktágōnon) 'eight angles') is an eight-sided polygon or 8-gon. A regular octagon has Schläfli symbol {8} [1] and can also be constructed as a quasiregular truncated square, t{4}, which alternates two types of edges. A truncated octagon, t{8} is a hexadecagon, {16}.
In addition to Poynting, measurements were made by C. V. Boys (1895) [25] and Carl Braun (1897), [26] with compatible results suggesting G = 6.66(1) × 10 −11 m 3 ⋅kg −1 ⋅s −2. The modern notation involving the constant G was introduced by Boys in 1894 [12] and becomes standard by the end of the 1890s, with values usually cited in the ...
The first known digit "6" in the number "256" in Ashoka's Minor Rock Edict No.1 in Sasaram, c. 250 BCE. The evolution of our modern digit 6 appears rather simple when compared with the other digits. The modern 6 can be traced back to the Brahmi numerals of India, which are first known from the Edicts of Ashoka c. 250 BCE.
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The 6-foot-10 senior had two points and a blocked shot when he left the game. “Unfortunately, Johni’s right shoulder kind of slipped out and came back,” Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl said on ...
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Thắng was posthumously conferred the title Hero of the People's Armed Forces by Vietnamese president Trương Tấn Sang on 20 August 2015. [6] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held the award ceremony on 10 September 2015, at the Caravelle Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. [7] A primary school in Havana, Cuba, is named after her. [8]
In 2012, investigators seemingly brought long-awaited closure to one of the nation's oldest and most high-profile kidnapping cases, solving it after more than 50 years.