... the negatively charged components of the atom, also known as the electrons. Pythagoras was a famous mathematician that studied astronomy, logistics, and geometry. He came up with the Pythagorean Theorem. Euclid is considered the father of geometry, and reorganized a compilation of geometry proofs and created the most successful math textbook. Not only did the Ancient Greeks contribute in the field of math, they also ... ...

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... his painting of the "Marriage of the Virgin" which he signed in 1504, he uses the "rules" of the Quattrocento, well learned while with Perugino. He makes uses of classical geometry of lines and forms as well as his mathematical and pitagorean equations. He worked the perspective best when he aligns his figures on the front plane, standing in front of ... private apartments of the Vatican. Similarly, in his "School of Athens" (1510-11). This painting, like many of the times, was a social history record. They embodied the ideas of classical geometry and mathematics, space, lines, incorpor...

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... experimental trend that took two directions. One emphasized the mathematical side of painting, the working out of the laws of perspective and the organization of outdoor space and light by geometry and perspective. As in the works of Paolo Uccello (1397-1475), his figures became a mere stage props to show off his mastery of the laws of perspective. The other aspect ... ...

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... as we do today. The Discus Thrower by Myron is a classical Greek sculpture. It is both very natural and classical in form, balance, harmony, and proportion. Even sculpture shows how geometry plays an important role in classic art. The body form is perfectly proportional. The muscular form of the human body is flawless with nothing out of place. The male form ... ...

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... as we do today. The Discus Thrower by Myron is a classical Greek sculpture. It is both very natural and classical in form, balance, harmony, and proportion. Even sculpture shows how geometry plays an important role in classic art. The body form is perfectly proportional. The muscular form of the human body is flawless with nothing out of place. The male form ... ...

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... . The first pre-socratic Greek philopher was a man by the name of Thales. He pursued thoughts of mathmatics and astronomy. He constructed theories about solar eclipses and a deductive method of geometry. Not for another hundred years, would a man come along that could measure up to this philosphers ideas. But, a man named Socrates came to life and brought with him a determined mind ... ...

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... as we do today. The Discus Thrower by Myron is a classical Greek sculpture. It is both very natural and classical in form, balance, harmony, and proportion. Even sculpture shows how geometry plays an important role in classic art. The body form is perfectly proportional. The muscular form of the human body is flawless with nothing out of place. The male form ... ...

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... to integrate Christian spiritual traditions with the rational ordering of physical life in earthly space. Also during this time artists began an intense study of anatomy and light, and applied geometry to the logical construction, just as they did in Greece and Rome. Some forms that were reborn were nudes, which became a major subject of art. Italian Renaissance artists appeared as ... ...

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