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23 hours ago · Pi is a mathematical constant that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. Learn about its history, properties, and applications in this Wikipedia article.
- Pi (Letter)
Pi (/ˈpaɪ/; Ancient Greek /piː/ or /peî/, uppercase Π,...
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Language and typography. Pi (letter), the 17th letter of the...
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- A History of Pi
This edition did not cover any approximations of π...
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In geometry, the circumference (from Latin circumferens,...
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English: Comparison of the convergence of several historical...
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23 hours ago · As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who did not identify as an exact Romantic, said, "The idea [or meaning] remains eternally and infinitely active and inaccessible in the image." This was extended in modernist theory, which, drawing on its symbolist precursors, often emphasizes the inscrutability and failure of symbol and metaphor. In Stevens' work ...
23 hours ago · Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System.In English, it is named after the ancient Roman god Mercurius (), god of commerce and communication, and the messenger of the gods.
- 47.36 km/s
- 58.646 d, 1407.5 h
- 10.892 km/h (3.026 m/s)
- trace (≲ 0.5 nPa)
23 hours ago · In 2014, a small basal ichthyosauriform from the upper Lower Triassic was described that had been discovered in China with characteristics suggesting an amphibious lifestyle. In 1937, Friedrich von Huene even hypothesised that ichthyosaurs were not reptiles, but instead represented a lineage separately developed from amphibians.
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Freiburg was founded by Konrad and Duke Berthold III of the House of Zähringen in 1120 as a free market town; hence its name, which translates to "free (or independent) town". Frei means "free", and Burg, like the modern English word "borough", was used in those days for an incorporated city or town, usually one with some degree of autonomy. The Ge...
Because of its scenic beauty, relatively warm and sunny climate, and easy access to the Black Forest, Freiburg is a hub for regional tourism. In 2010, Freiburg was voted as the Academy of Urbanism's European City of the Year in recognition of the exemplary sustainable urbanismit has implemented over the past several decades. The longest cable car r...
Freiburg is bordered by the Black Forest mountains Rosskopf and Bromberg to the east, Schönberg and Tuniberg to the south, with the Kaiserstuhlhill region to the west.
Freiburg is known as an "eco-city". In June 1995, the Freiburg city council adopted a resolution that it would permit construction only of "low-energy buildings" on municipal land, and all new buildings must comply with certain low energy specifications. The neighbourhoods of Vauban and Rieselfeld were developed and built in the late 1990s in accor...
Freiburg is a center of academia and research, in which numerous intellectual figures and Nobel Laureateshave lived, worked, and taught. The city houses one of the oldest and most renowned of German universities, the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, as well as its medical center. Home to some of the greatest minds of the West, including such e...
Christianity Freiburg belonged to Austria until 1805 and remained Catholic, although surrounding villages like Haslach, Opfingen, Tiengen, and the surrounding land ruled by the Margrave of Baden became Protestant as a result of the Reformation. The city was part of the Diocese of Konstanz until 1821. That same year, Freiburg became an episcopal see...
Freiburg has an extensive pedestrian zone in the city centre where no motor cars are allowed. Freiburg also has an excellent public transport system, operated by the city-owned VAG Freiburg. The backbone of the system is the Freiburg tramway network, supplemented by feeder buses. The tram network is very popular as the low fares allow for unlimited...
The Freiburger FC won the 1907 German football championship. Afterwards, the city experienced a 115-year drought where no sports team won a national championship again. In 2022, the drought was finally ended by the Eisvögel USC Freiburg who won the 1. Damen-Basketball-Bundesligatitle. Freiburg is home to football teams SC Freiburg, which plays at t...
The Union for Aromanian Language and Culture, an Aromanian cultural organization, was founded in 1985 in Freiburg by the Aromanian professor Vasile Barba[bg].
Freiburg im Breisgau is twinnedwith: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's controversial comments, which included questioning the dimension of the Holocaust, have sparked discussions concerning Freiburg's relationship with Isfahan. Immediately following the comments, Freiburg mayor Salomon postponed a trip to Isfahan, but most people involved, es...
- 278 m (912 ft)
- Stadtkreis
23 hours ago · The connection between Chaldean, Syriac, and Samaritan as "Aramaic" was first identified in 1679 by German theologian Johann Wilhelm Hilliger. [46] [47] In 1819–21 Ulrich Friedrich Kopp published his Bilder und Schriften der Vorzeit ("Images and Inscriptions of the Past"), in which he established the basis of the paleographical development of ...
May 22, 2024 · Calculation of orbits of members of the solar system started early but was hampered by the idea of a static Earth. In modern times, Copernicus first suggested that the Earth actually moves round the Sun. Galileo’s discovery of the Jovian satellites played an important role in general acceptance of the heliocentric system; it later also allowed the first measurement of the velocity of light.
