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  • *The Roman number system was very cumbersome because there was no ... Category:Communications technology 163243563 ...
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  • attempt to be a harmonious combination of technology and nature. The unique travel experience that the Semmering Railway offered contributed significantly ...
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  • more practical areas of study, such as technology, or, in certain vocational ... physical sciences and developments in technology all helped to create a ...
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  • * The Roman numeral VI (usually) stands for the sixth-discovered satellite ... * The Roman numeral VI stands for subdwarfs in the Yerkes spectral ...
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  • written as a report on the influence of technology on the notion of knowledge ... depends on the control of capital or technology) took power from the noble ...
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  • and Illyrians); the Western and the Eastern Roman Empires (challenged by the ... such as the Frankish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian ...
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  • perceive and behave in order to develop technology, such as telephones and ... States at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he worked ...
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  • popular since the development of internet technology. [[Image:Ebayheadquarters ... In the Roman Empire, following military victory, Roman soldiers would ...
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  • historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic. Particularly ... warning of the destructive power of technology unharnessed by human oversight ...
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  • of A.D. Lee, Information and Frontiers: Roman Foreign Relations in Late ... greatly influenced the development of technology, particularly in the area ...
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  • *The Roman numeral for five is V, which comes from a representation ... * The Roman numeral V (usually) stands for the fifth-discovered satellite ...
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  • | Roman = IX | unicode = Ⅸ, ⅸ | greek_prefix = ennea- ... | Roman numeral | IX |- | Roman numeral (Unicode) | Ⅸ, ⅸ ...
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  • giving birth to the intricate system of Roman catacombs. Christian churches ... shape of certain animals. As time and technology advanced, many burial mounds ...
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  • Spies were also prevalent in the Greek and Roman empires. In Asia, the importance ... The art of espionage was transformed as technology and information ...
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  • Anthony; Latin, Marcus Antonius), was a Roman politician and general. He ... Mark Antony was especially criticized in Rome for betraying his Roman ...
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  • achieved fame for his invention of the technology of printing with movable ... John Lienhard, technology historian, wrote that "Most of Gutenberg ...
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  • Crete became a long standing colony of the Roman Empire. One of the most famous ... By the fall of the Roman Empire, most of the original structures were ...
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  • god of fire, metals and metallurgy, and technology, including specifically ... . This early migration of Greek gods to Roman areas led to the creation ...
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  • modern geological data and contemporary technology. He liked the thrill of ... rare watches, furniture, and Greek and Roman art. In his collection were ...
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  • to bronze, then steel during the Roman Era, to modern fabrics such ... types include the lorica segmentata of the Roman legions, the mail hauberk ...
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  • dating from the time of the Ptolemaic and Roman periods of Egyptian history ... though gradually declining, town in the Roman and Byzantine periods. After ...
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  • of its effects. Although much Greek and Roman classical poetry was written ... The Roman poet Catullus was influenced by Sappho as well as the Neoteric ...
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  • In the past 20 years, the technology surrounding porcelain tiles and ... *Roman tiles - flat in the middle, with a concave curve at one end ...
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  • its central place in the history of the Roman Empire, Rome has a significant ... in January is 55°F (13°C). The Roman ottobrate or "beautiful ...
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  • | Roman numeral | VIII |- | Roman numeral (Unicode) | Ⅷ, ⅷ ... * October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar; currently August ...
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  • during the Industrial Revolution, when technology was pushing the workforce ... * Kings College - King's College is a highly-ranked Roman Catholic ...
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  • of the shift from the ramp to the crane technology remain unclear, it has ... ===Ancient Roman cranes=== [[Image:Roemerkran.jpg|400px|thumb|Reconstruction ...
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  • secure funding there, Marconi proved his technology and established his company ... relatively inefficient spark-transmitter technology, which could only be used ...
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  • no progress made from the time of the Roman system of aqueducts and lead ... Category:Construction technology 226861917 ...
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  • Abydos (Arabic: أبيدوس, Greek Αβυδος), is one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, dating back to the late prehistoric era ...
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  • adopted the codex form, and in the Græco-Roman world, it became common to ... writing material in the Egyptian, Greek and Roman worlds. Papyrology entails ...
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  • === Roman agriculture === [[Image:Mähmaschine.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A gallic-roman harvester ...
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  • * The Roman numeral IV (usually) stands for the fourth-discovered ... * The Roman numeral IV also stands for subgiant in the Yerkes spectral ...
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  • 1963), was elected as the 261st pope of the Roman Catholic Church and monarch ... Pope John XXIII was instrumental in opening up the Roman Catholic ...
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  • wardrobe are staples of ancient Greek and Roman fashion. Bronwyn Cosgrave ... 1, 2006). Berkeley Center for Law and Technology. Law and Technology Scholarship ...
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  • circular apse on each end, is reminiscent of a Roman basilica. A series of robust double coffers in the ceiling provide a sculptural canopy to the room ...
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  • water wheels in mills spread throughout the Roman Empire over the next few ... Revolution in Medieval Europe," Technology and Culture 46 (1): 1–30. ...
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  • fifth millennium B.C.E. up to the end of Roman rule in the fourth century ... * Childress, David H. Technology of the Gods: The Incredible Sciences ...
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  • C. Atkinson, "Neolithic science and technology," Philosophical Transactions ... by the Romans, and of standing stones. The Roman road between Marlborough ...
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  • famous among these was Parker's "Roman cement" ... sets in 5-15 minutes. The success of "Roman Cement" led other manufacturers ...
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  • brought into use at about this time, by Roman settlers in North Africa ... in China: Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part 2, Mechanical Engineering ...
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  • training to become a priest. Ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1524 at ... life-style. Their avoidance of modern technology stems from their theology ...
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  • history, military history, science, technology, children's museums ... the Ptolemies and, after Egypt came under Roman control, by the emperors ...
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  • Métayage was available under Roman law, although it was not ... halves. Thus the instrumentum fundi of Roman Law was combined within métayage ...
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  • Jupiter. Piazzi named it after Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture. ... ===Latest technology: Detecting hazardous asteroids=== [[Image:Asteroid ...
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  • | religion = Roman Catholic | footnotes = }} Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier ... Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 2nd ed. New York: Doubleday ...
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  • matter how remote and lacking in modern technology. Such an interconnected ... In 1505, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I established a postal system ...
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  • patterned after the De architecture by the Roman architect and engineer Vitruvius ... papal palace and of the restoration of the Roman aqueduct of Acqua Vergine ...
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  • *Hubert Curien - Minister of Research and Technology *Jean-Louis Bianco - Minister of Social Affairs and Integration title=Minister of Agriculture ...
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  • Roman Catholics made up 56.5 percent of Rwanda's population in ... The Kigali Institute of Science, Technology and Management, in Kigali ...
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  • equipped with the latest manufacturing technology, and overseen by the elves ... who banned the holiday as either pagan or Roman Catholic. Following the English ...
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  • Marx are evident, but More was a devout Roman Catholic and probably used ... it is believed that advanced science and technology will allow utopian living ...
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  • invaders and invaded. For example, the Roman invasion and occupation of ... in government, religion, philosophy, and technology that shaped the development ...
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  • speak and listen, and use numeracy and technology, at a level that enables ... ===Information and communication technology literacy=== ...
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  • in natural resources, political economy, technology, and culture. Among the ... the most centralized denominations—the Roman Catholic Church, the Episcopal ...
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  • follow indigenous beliefs. Khartoum has Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Coptic ... Sudan University of Science and Technology, Bayan Science and Technology ...
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  • quality of human life, as advances in technology, diversity of people, and ... At the same time, the rise of computer technology, and particularly ...
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  • he displayed an early interest in technology, graduating from Osaka ... everywhere; creative, written in Roman letters, short and catchy ...
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  • charities, initially Protestant and later Roman Catholic.National Dossier ... Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, 2006, [http://www.mext ...
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  • mention bagpipes. Suetonius described the Roman Emporer Nero as a player ... musical sophistication and instrumental technology, bagpipes in many regions ...
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  • * The Roman numeral VII (usually) stands for the seventh-discovered ... * The Roman numeral VII stands for white dwarfs in the Yerkes spectral ...
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  • in Autotestcon 2006 Systems Readiness Technology Conference Proceedings ... approaches to the divine. For instance, Roman Catholic dogma concerning ...
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  • #039;s views on the importance of technology for social organization ... steps toward his eventual conversion to Roman Catholicism, ...
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  • ease travel in some way. Thus, many "Roman Roads" have the word ... ns/tech_02.shtml Discovering Roman Technology]. British Broadcasting ...
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  • era to mention here is the time of the Roman and Han empires. This is ... and the West in the general level of its technology, this flow chiefly benefited ...
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  • of the Christian era, and by 106 C.E., this Roman settlement--Aquincum--became ... the European Institute of Innovation and Technology was planned for Budapest. ...
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  • century. The Muslims knew about the technology but didn't use it ... probable that the Far East printing technology diffused into Europe through ...
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  • Galileo came into conflict with the Roman Catholic Church of his day ... may have been the first to realize. (See Technology below.) ...
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  • |name = Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private, coeducational ...
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  • #039;s expeditions and the formation of Roman Empire as its background ... everything from improved communications technology such as cell phones, television ...
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  • imperial tradition. Open to Western technology, Emperor Kangxi, (or Kʻang ... Kangxi also was fond of western technology and tried to bring Western ...
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  • used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle ... suggesting that his break with the old Roman cult was not complete. Through ...
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  • the same time, in the year 37 C.E., the Roman Emperor Caligula transferred ... (27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E.) Damascus and the Roman province of Syria in general ...
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  • #039;s Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. 2nd ed. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0385177712. * Bidwell, W.H., (ed.). 1856. "Men ...
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  • circa 3800 B.C.E., and certainly existed in Roman times. They particularly ... from their third century B.C.E. origins the Roman collegia spread with the ...
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  • "Baroque" was encouraged by the Roman Catholic Church which had ... of Trent (1545–1563), by which the Roman Catholic Church addressed ...
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  • England it continued to be used to denote a Roman Catholic prayer book translated ... century, when advances in printing technology placed affordable editions ...
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  • Shklovsky, Yuri Tynianov, Boris Eichenbaum, Roman Jakobson, and Grigory Vinokur ... linguistic formalists (e.g. Lev Jakubinsky, Roman Jakobson). The adherents ...
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  • Rome to be fallen angels and the source of Roman cruelty and oppression. Stories ... gods of love (Aphrodite), music and technology (Apollo), and even gods ...
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  • Industrialization emphasized the role of technology. Many jobs were ... of materials, labor, land, and technology in such a way as to capture ...
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  • concept can be traced back to the ancient Roman Law, "as a preset system ... responding to commercial music recording technology's reproducibility ...
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  • According to the writings of the Roman Aulus Gellius, around 400 B ... === Spread of rocket technology === [[Image:Genghis Khan.jpg|thumb ...
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  • seizing Europe's remaining link to the Roman world that had shaped Europe ... at the time) styled himself as the next Roman emperor ("Kayser-i-Rum ...
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  • named the metal chalkos (χαλκός). In Roman times, it became known as ... *Office of Technology Assessment. Chapter 6: "Copper Production ...
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  • war machines defended Syracuse against Roman attackers during the Second ... King Hieron II. Plutarch’s biography of a Roman soldier, Marcellus, who captured ...
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  • usually dated from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century ... With the demise of centralized Roman government in the West, trade ...
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  • as is the source of the "ancient Roman legend" to which this ... appears in Pliny the Elder's account. Roman animal sacrifices usually ...
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  • htm Republic], Classic technology center, AbleMedia. Retrieved ... Jules Felix Couton in 1912, represents the Roman gods, Hercules (strength ...
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  • with larger window openings, or, like in Roman Pantheon, to redirect the ... blind arches made of bricks at the Roman Pantheon File:Kaiserdom Speyer ...
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  • With the dramatic changes in technology that occurred in the 1950s ... by exploring contemporary fears about technology and society. ...
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  • and related to a particular area of technology. Examples include chemical ... The Acropolis and the Parthenon in Greece, the Roman aqueducts, Via ...
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  • | religion = Roman Catholic |}} Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD ... as Minister of State for Science and Technology under Prime Minister Pierre ...
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  • jpeg|thumb|right|250px|A specimen of roman typefaces by William Caslon]] ... the work. Some typefaces, such as Times New Roman, have proven both more legible ...
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  • Zeus Polieus's sanctuary and, from Roman times, the circular temple ... east of the Parthenon in 27 B.C.E. During Roman times, even though Greek ...
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  • During the Joseon dynasty, Koreans brought Roman Catholicism (and other forms ... include Hanja (Chinese characters) and Roman characters, particularly ...
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  • * International Research Centre for Biochemical Technology Russian Centre for Applied Mathematics and IT technology] ...
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  • deteriorate in the face of crises with the Roman Catholic Church, the army ... unit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology. ...
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  • From Quebec, voyageurs (licensed fur traders) and Roman Catholic missionaries ... --and forbade settlement by anyone other than Roman Catholics. Under ...
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  • as toolmaking, agriculture, buildings, technology, urban planning, social ... communication, science, medicine, technology, and culture—appear to ...
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  • nations are well served by satellite technology, and their access to telephone ... groups, but with a large minority who are Roman Catholic. Anthropologists ...
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