vinyl tile designed to look like natural formations, as well as new lightweight panels and bonding materials that made tile more suitable for exterior surfaces, even on high-rise buildings.
The traditional father of Geometry is the Greek mathematician, Diophantus. In recent times, a push has been made to recognize the Arabic mathematician al-Khwarizmi, founder of al-jabr, as the progenitor of algebra.
Somebody before me said mosaics were made of wood, but they were actually made of coloured bits of broken glass and tile Roman mosaic art that is still available for historians to research were typically made of local stone and pebbles. They included glass to a small degree to give color and the glass was mixed with the natural stone and rock of the area.
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The abacus has been around for millennia, in various countries. No record of the inventor was made.
The details of the Day of Atonement service are described in Leviticus, Chapter 16. It includes all of the offerings made by fire etc. Although the Day of Atonement is observed today by Jews around the world, none of the process described in Leviticus has been conducted in over 1900 years, since the most recent Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed in the year 70.
There are many recent technological innovations that affected Asian cultures. For instance services like transport and communication have been made more efficient through such innovations.
Great improvements have been made in the development of artificial limbs and joints, and in the materials available to repair damage to bones and connective tissue.
Some examples of technological innovations include everything ever made from Television sets to the motor inside a car. Recent innovations include smartphones (iPhones, Android, etc.) and tablets.
A picture made with with tiles and stone is a mosaic.
The cave canem mosaic was made of marble tiles (tesserae).
The Cave Canem (beware of the dog) mosaic was made of marble tesserae (pieces).
made from many cultures
Mosaic tables are generally tables with assembled small pieces of colored glass, stone or other materials. Mosaic tables can be made using custom design or pre-made stones.
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the alexandria mosaic
I read that it was presented to the U. N. on its 40th anniversary by Nancy Reagan. The mosaic was made in Italy by mosaic experts.
If you are asking when mosaic art was developed, the oldest mosaics date back to 3000 to 4000 BC.