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Lego Antikythera Mechanism
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Posted on 12/10/2010 9:22:04 AM PST by Ro_Thunder
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To: dsc
Wish I had time and money to hire somebody smart to go over that with me. Go to the library: http://www.decodingtheheavens.com/ Jo Marchant will fill you in.
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posted on
12/11/2010 6:01:17 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Socialists are to economics what circle squarers are to math; undaunted by reason or derision.)
To: dsc
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posted on
12/11/2010 6:32:49 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: Darksheare
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posted on
12/11/2010 6:38:18 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: Darksheare
Because those lovely barbarians known as Mohammetans burned the library of Alexandria. In fairness, almost all of what we know of classical Greek literature, mathematics and science is from translations and copies that came down to us from the Islamic University at Damascus. Arabic and Persian scholarship in the Middle Ages was of a very high standard, outstripping Europe by centuries. One side effect of the Crusades was to expose Europeans to their own intellectual heritage. To some extend Roman and Greek writings were seen as anti-Christian or at least in competition with Christianity during the "dark ages".
Today, it is the Islamists who are regressive and closed minded.
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posted on
12/11/2010 6:41:30 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Socialists are to economics what circle squarers are to math; undaunted by reason or derision.)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Right. There's a persistent myth that Caesar burned the library, but since it is known to have continued to exist thereafter, and the line that describes the event cites "some books which chanced to be there". The library was known as "the ships' library" because its founder had ships in the very busy port searched, any books found removed and copied, and the copies taken back to the ship, with the original archived.
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12/11/2010 6:42:18 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: SunkenCiv
George Bernard Shaw helped propagate the anti-Ceasar slander, in part because Shaw was a smartass and that’s what a smartass would do.
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posted on
12/11/2010 6:48:53 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Socialists are to economics what circle squarers are to math; undaunted by reason or derision.)
To: Ro_Thunder
Amazing.
Bookmarking for later.
Btw, I think I accidentally reported this as abuse, when I only meant to post a reply! Sorry.
To: Darksheare
Well..., Much as I hate Islam, I have to confess that there was a little looting and burning by Romans and Christians before the Moslems finished the job.
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posted on
12/11/2010 6:51:20 AM PST
by
Little Ray
(The Gods of the Copybook Heading, with terror and slaughter return!)
To: Ro_Thunder
Wow, somebody just has too much time on his hands, lol. But it is fascinating. Legos were my favorite toy as a child, and I had some interest in clockwork-type mechanisms. My maternal grandmother was a tad peculiar, almost entirely illiterate, part indian but descended from a prominent, old settler German family, had a house full of inherited cuckoo clocks, some quite old and elaborate. I tried to figure one of them out and recreate it with Legos. Didn’t succeed.
To: SunkenCiv
Very cool. Thanks for the ping.
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posted on
12/11/2010 7:06:37 AM PST
by
FourPeas
(From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Ja 3:10)
To: filospinato
Feel badly about playing with Legos as an adult? Banish the thought!
To take constructing with Legos to another level, you might take a look at Lego Digital Designer. Yes, you can now design your own Lego creation ~and~ order it in kit form (be prepared for sticker shock). Beware, though, it's addicting.
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posted on
12/11/2010 7:11:11 AM PST
by
FourPeas
(From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Ja 3:10)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Plus, he wore that ghoti.
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posted on
12/11/2010 7:12:58 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: RegulatorCountry
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posted on
12/11/2010 7:16:17 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: SunkenCiv
To: Darksheare
Except that the library was burned
before Jesus was born.But I'm sure that the mozlems would have burned it if they had had the chance.
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posted on
12/11/2010 7:55:11 AM PST
by
TheOldLady
("Face it, Obama: You, too, were a useful idiot." - Lazamataz, who would hit it...with a brick.)
To: Ro_Thunder; SunkenCiv
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12/11/2010 7:57:18 AM PST
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TheOldLady
("Face it, Obama: You, too, were a useful idiot." - Lazamataz, who would hit it...with a brick.)
To: Ro_Thunder
BCE = Before Christian Era.
And of course:
CE = Christian Era
Ha ha ha! Did they think we wouldn’t get around their nonsense? They’ll have to change it again now. Ha ha ha!
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12/11/2010 8:00:30 AM PST
by
TheOldLady
("Face it, Obama: You, too, were a useful idiot." - Lazamataz, who would hit it...with a brick.)
To: RegulatorCountry
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posted on
12/11/2010 8:04:31 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
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posted on
12/11/2010 8:07:17 AM PST
by
dsc
(Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
To: FourPeas
My pleasure, have a great weekend. Two weeks until Christmas!
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12/11/2010 8:13:29 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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