TOG Year 1 Week 26: UG:Greek Achievements: Science, Mathematics & Philosophy
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- constellations
- any of eighty-eight groupings or patterns of stars named after the animals, objects, or mythological characters they are thought to resemble
- circumference
- the outer boundary of a circle; perimeter
- radius
- a straight line extending from the center to the surface of a sphere or from the center to the circumference of a circle.
- pi
- a mathematical value equaling the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, expressed as 3.1416 or 22/7.
- theatre
- a building or outdoor structure where plays, movies, concerts, and other performing arts are presented.
- skene
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- chorus
- an ensemble of singers
- tragedy
- a literary work, esp. a dramatic one, that deals with serious themes and usu. ends with the destruction of the principal character or characters.
- comedy
- a light, amusing work of theater, film, or literature.
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- thespian
- of or pertaining to the drama or acting; dramatic.
- Satyr play
- play about any of a group of minor gods who represent the spirits of the forests and the mountains, depicted as men with pointed ears and short horns; faun.