7 sentences with 'precise'
Example sentences and phrases with the word precise and other words derived from it.
• « Finally, they developed a complex and precise system of arithmetic that would come to form the basis of mathematics as it was used and understood throughout the ancient Mediterranean world. »
• « Another astronomer named Hipparchus created the first star charts that included precise positions of the stars over the course of the year, and to help keep track of their positions he created the first system of longitudes and latitudes. »
• « The whole system of physics was mapped out and described in precise and exact mathematical formulae in Newton's Mathematical Principles. »
• « Renaissance artistic techniques made possible precise and accurate anatomical drawings, and printing ensured that works on medicine could be distributed throughout Europe quickly after their initial publication. »
• « Although no great power deliberately sought war, all were willing to risk war in 1914. This was at least partly because no politician had a precise idea of what a new war would look like. »
• « Until the late 19th century, scientists accepted Sir Isaac Newton's concept of a "mechanically precise universe", an orderly and logical place where everything from the fall of an apple to the orbit of the Moon around the Earth happens in a predictable way. The stars hung fixed in space, eternal and unchanging, held in place by the force of gravity. »
• « Using state-of-the-art microscopes, it was determined that this particularly coloured snow contained a high level of sand. Then, using precise Meteosat satellites, analysts tracked the snow, where it originated, where the sand came from, and so on. The answer was astonishing: the sand came from the Sahara desert and originated there. »