aesthetic aspect

Chess aesthetics — Aesthetics or beauty in chess is generally appreciated by both players and composers. This is evident, for example, in brilliancy prizes[1][2][3] awarded to some games in certain tournaments and also in the world of chess composition. There are… …   Wikipedia

Persian gardens — The tradition and style of garden design of Persian gardens (Persian باغ ایرانی) influenced the design of gardens from Andalusia to India. The Taj Mahal is one of the largest Persian gardens of the world, but the gardens of the Alhambra equally… …   Wikipedia

ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …   Universalium

Philosophy of Immanuel Kant —     Philosophy of Immanuel Kant     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Philosophy of Immanuel Kant     Kant s philosophy is generally designated as a system of transcendental criticism tending towards Agnosticism in theology, and favouring the view that… …   Catholic encyclopedia

Mathematics — Maths and Math redirect here. For other uses see Mathematics (disambiguation) and Math (disambiguation). Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3r …   Wikipedia

Craniosynostosis — Classification and external resources Child with premature closure (craniosynostosis) of the lambdoid suture. Notice the swelling on the right side of the head ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

JAGEL, ABRAHAM — (16th century), ethical writer. He was the author of Gei Ḥizzayon, a narrative and ethical work written in 1587, the first part of which was printed in Alexandria in 1880. Copies of Gei Ḥizzayon, either in manuscript or in printed form, are very… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

Curb (road) — Curb, gutter, and storm drain …   Wikipedia

Haussmann's renovation of Paris — The Haussmann Renovations, or Haussmannisation of Paris , was a work commissioned by Napoléon III and led by the Seine prefect, Baron Georges Eugène Haussmann between 1852 and 1870, though work continued well after the Second Empire s demise in… …   Wikipedia

ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTS — Archaeology has provided information about Israelite architectural practices from the 10th to 6th centuries B.C.E., and to Jewish styles of building and decoration from the late Hellenistic period (1st century B.C.E.) and later. In Antiquity The… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

BUBER, MARTIN — (1878–1965), philosopher and theologian, Zionist thinker and leader. Born in Vienna, Buber as a child lived in Lemberg with his grandfather solomon buber , the noted Midrash scholar. From 1896 he studied at the universities of Vienna, Leipzig,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism