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Descriptive geometry is the branch of geometry which allows the representation of three-dimensional objects in two dimensions by using a specific set of procedures. The resulting techniques are important for engineering, architecture, design and in art. [1] The theoretical basis for descriptive geometry is provided by planar geometric projections.
La Géométrie. The work was the first to propose the idea of uniting algebra and geometry into a single subject [2] and invented an algebraic geometry called analytic geometry, which involves reducing geometry to a form of arithmetic and algebra and translating geometric shapes into algebraic equations. For its time this was ground-breaking.
Background and methodology. Porto Editora started the Word of the Year poll to "underscore the lexical wealth and creative dynamics of the Portuguese Language". The list of candidates is produced by the publishing house through the analysis of the frequence of the usage of words (judged by both its use in mass and social media, as well as searches in Porto Editora online dictionaries), their ...
Porto Editora. Praça D. Filipa de Lencastre. Porto Editora is the largest Portuguese publisher with a consolidated turnover of more than 90M € in 2010. [citation needed] It is the leading educational publisher in Portugal [1] [verification needed] in the areas of educational books, dictionaries and multimedia products, both off-line and on-line.
1996 (20th Session) Porto ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu] ⓘ ), also known as Oporto, [a] is the second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula 's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan ...
The Pessoa Prize ( Portuguese: Prémio Pessoa, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˌpɾɛmju pɨˈsoɐ] ), named after Fernando Pessoa, is recognized as the most important award in the area of Portuguese culture. [1] Created in 1987 by the newspaper Expresso and the IT company Unisys, since 2008 the prize has been sponsored by Caixa Geral de Depósitos.
Fernandine Walls of Porto. The Walls of Dom Fernando ( Portuguese: Muralhas de D. Fernando ), or Fernandine Walls ( Portuguese: Muralhas Fernandinas ), are medieval fortifications located in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, Portuguese Porto .
After 1526. Ethiopia. Nationality. Portuguese. Occupation (s) Explorer, spy, diplomat. Known for. Explorations in the Near East and the adjoining regions of Asia and Africa. Pêro da Covilhã ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeɾu ðɐ kuviˈʎɐ̃]; c. 1460 – after 1526), sometimes written Pero de Covilhăo, was a Portuguese diplomat and explorer.