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Antikythera mechanism

Antikythera mechanism
The Antikythera mechanism (Fragment A – front) The Antikythera mechanism (Fragment A – back) The Antikythera mechanism (/ˌæntɨkɨˈθɪərə/ ANT-i-ki-THEER-ə or /ˌæntɨˈkɪθərə/ ANT-i-KITH-ə-rə) is an ancient analog computer[1][2][3][4] designed to predict astronomical positions and eclipses. Professor Michael Edmunds of Cardiff University, who led a 2006 study of the mechanism, described the device as "just extraordinary, the only thing of its kind", and said that its astronomy was "exactly right". The mechanism was housed in a wooden box approximately 340 × 180 × 90 mm in size and comprised 30 bronze gears (although more could have been lost). The Antikythera mechanism is kept at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Origins and discovery[edit] The mechanism was discovered in a shipwreck off Point Glyphadia on the Greek island of Antikythera. Mechanism[edit] Schematic of the artifact's known mechanism Operation[edit] Gearing[edit] Known gear scheme[edit] Wright proposal.

Astrolabe Astrolabe quadrant, England, 1388 A 16th-century astrolabe, showing a tulip rete and rule An astrolabe (Greek: ἀστρολάβος astrolabos, "star-taker")[1] is an elaborate inclinometer, historically used by astronomers, navigators, and astrologers. Its many uses include locating and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars, determining local time given local latitude and vice-versa, surveying, triangulation, and to cast horoscopes. It was used in classical antiquity, the Islamic Golden Age, the European Middle Ages and Renaissance for all these purposes. There is often confusion between the astrolabe and the mariner's astrolabe. Etymology[edit] OED gives the translation "star-taker" for the English word "astrolabe" and traces it, through medieval Latin, to the Greek word astrolabos[1][2] from astron "star" and lambanein "to take".[3] In the medieval Islamic world the word "asturlab" (i.e. astrolabe) was given various etymologies. History[edit] Ancient world[edit] Notes[edit]

SO MUCH TO TELL YOU I got turned on to Estelle Deve's work via My Chameleon. I love it. It's so organic looking, handmade, inspired by various natural things like paleolithic rocks. I got Estelle to write up a few of her favourite things, and I hope I get to meet her in person one day soon, cause we've got super similar taste (and a taste for red wine in the park...) 1// Summer. There is no other time I love more than Summer. 2// Shoes. 3 // Denim shirts, stripy tops and grey t-shirts. 4// my grandfather's watch. 6// 3.1 Phillip Lim. 7// Making mix cds (and receiving them). 5// Oud Immortel by Byredo. Weirdly enough, I went home for European summer and when I got back a few weeks ago, quite a few of my friends said they had missed my "smell". 8// Ancient Egypt. 9// Drinking Pinot Noir with my friends (even better if it's whilst sitting in a park). I don't want to boast, but my friends are pretty awesome! 10// Love.

Tami Cowden | Author The TYRANT: the bullying despot, he wants power at any price. He ruthlessly conquers all he surveys, crushing his enemies beneath his feet. People are but pawns to him, and he holds all the power pieces. Hesitate before getting in this man’s way – he’ll think nothing of destroying you. The BASTARD: the dispossessed son, he burns with resentment. He can’t have what he wants, so he lashes out to hurt those around him. The DEVIL: the charming fiend, he gives people what he thinks they deserve. The TRAITOR: the double agent, he betrays those who trust him most. The OUTCAST: the lonely outsider, he wants desperately to belong. The EVIL GENIUS: the malevolent mastermind, he loves to show off his superior intelligence. The SADIST: the savage predator, he enjoys cruelty for its own sake. The TERRORIST: the dark knight, he serves a warped code of honor. The BITCH: the abusive autocrat, she lies, cheats, and steals her way to the top. Top

Qumran 1. The Identity of the Qumran Community 1.1. Probable Identification of the Inhabitants of the Qumran Settlement with the Essenes 1.1.1. 1. T. As is now well-known, in 1947 the first of many manuscripts mostly written in Hebrew and Aramaic was discovered in a cave near Khirbet Qumran, a village on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. Soon after the discovery of these manuscripts investigation began into who was responsible for the composition or copying and preservation of these texts; it is generally assumed that the ruins located nearby were connected to the texts found in the caves, belonging to the community to which the texts belonged, although not every scholar has granted this assumption. 1.1. R. de Vaux, Archaeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls, rev. ed. (1973) 133-38; M. Josephus describes the Essenes as one of three Jewish "philosophies," by which he means interpretations of Judaism: "For there are three philosophical sects among the Jews. Qumran Cave Four 1.1.1. There are some A.

Damascus Document The Damascus Document Scroll, 4Q271Df, found in Cave 4 at Qumran The Damascus Document (CD) (the Cairo Damascus document) or Damascus Rule is one of the most interesting texts of the Dead Sea Scrolls because it is the only Qumran sectarian work that was known before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is a composite text edited together from different sections of a larger source, and scholars have attempted to place the different sections in a chronological order to generate a more complete work of the original using evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls.[1] There were a number of fragments from the scroll found in the Cairo Geniza before the Qumran discoveries. The fragments were quite large, and a number of them matched documents found later in Qumran. Structure[edit] The combined text of CDa and CDb contains twenty columns of writing. The Damascus Document can be divided into two separate sections of work, The Admonition and the Laws. The Admonition[edit] A. 1. 2. 3. 4. B. 1. 2. 3.

4 Elements of Epic Storytelling When I’m immersed in fantasy, a trance envelopes me. There’s something about great fantasy storytelling that trumps all other genres in drawing me into the world and story. Call me crazy, but I think I’m onto something here. What is it that makes your heart plummet when the screen goes black after Master Chief detonates the nuke at the end of Halo 4? What is it that makes you want to lend your back to carry Frodo up the slopes of Mount Doom? What is it that makes your muscles tighten every time your hero takes a blow, as if you were the one receiving it? It becomes clear that great storytelling can have a mind-seizing power over readers. 1. The fates of kingdoms. One of the common themes present in epic storytelling is the underlying threat of doom facing the world and its characters. Doom, along with the fear that it brings, can generate tremendous suspense. Doom represents the consequences if the hero fails. Hope also has its own operator: Recall my jab at George R. 2. Why? 3. 4. See Also:

The First Step to a Quality Book–A Doubleday Editor Turned Author Speaks | Kristen Lamb's Blog As you know, we are ramping up for the very first Worldwide WANACon! Enjoy a conference experience that’s as close to the real thing as possible. Technology now gives us the ability to meet top tier publishing professionals face to face, real-time and from the comfort of home. Finally! A conference you can attend in your PJs. Learn from the best in the industry, pitch agents, and socialize. I was fortunate to meet Joel at Thrillerfest this past summer, and I was just blown away by his knowledge, his energy and his personality. Today, we are highlighting a small slice of what you can expect from this editor-agent-now-turned-to-The-Dark-Side-author, J.E. Take it away, Joel! We all know that famous dictum — courtesy of Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart — about pornography. The same might be said for book quality. God knows that certain aspects of quality reside only in the eye of the beholder. There are tangible qualities, such as the properties of a paperback book binding. What of it?

Historians say the story of Portland’s infamous Shanghai tunnels likely is a myth Portland-area historians have found virtually nothing in their research to back up the notion that hustlers used a tunnel network for kidnapping men. A few question whether tunnels, beyond some simple connections among basements, ever existed.Although the city does have a history of “shanghaiing,” or “crimping” as the practice was called, local historians say the first recorded mention of the tunnel connection didn’t come until the 1970s — decades after the practice peaked. The types of historical evidence academics and researchers would normally expect to find are missing. Full Story: The Oregonian. Jones has been giving these tours, for $13 a head, for over 10 years and has yet to release a shred of evidence. I’ve been on one of these tours: it mostly involved walking around in dusty basements and listening to ghost stories.

Was the Patterson-Gimlin film ever proven to be a hoax? posted by Matt Moneymaker; January 31, 2010 The short answer: No. But what about the rumors? What about the rumor that one of the people who helped obtain the footage "confessed" to wearing the costume? There are, in fact, several different stories involving different people who claimed (or were suspected) to be the man in the costume ... Logically, if the stories involve different culprits ... then most of those stories must be completely bogus ... because not everybody who made the claim of being the guy in the costume ... was the guy in the costume ... Some of those bogus stories have been commercially exploited in books and TV documentaries. On this page you will find links to youtubery of the most influential documentaries, and some relevant background informaton most influential rumor of all -- the Hieronimous "confession". Thankfully, in January 2010 new information was presented on television which graphicly demonstrates that all of those costume stories were falsified.

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