Abstract Hypocephalus is a small round disk-shaped object generally made not only of plastered linen‚ but also of papyrus‚ bronze‚ gold‚ wood‚ or clay. Ancient Egyptians used it from the Late Period by placing it under the heads of their deceased persons. This odd disk‚ covered with strange images and texts‚ is known as "Hypocephalus‚" which is a Greek word for "That which is below the head‚" referring to its religious significance. This unusual religious pillow enabled the deceased to identify
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Aristotle on Causality 1. Introduction Aristotle was not the first person to engage in a causal investigation of the world around us. From the very beginning‚ and independently of Aristotle‚ the investigation of the natural world consisted in the search for the relevant causes of a variety of natural phenomena. From the Phaedo‚ for example‚ we learn that the so-called “inquiry into nature” consisted in a search for “the causes of each thing; why each thing comes into existence‚ why it goes
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Trojan War: Fact or Fiction? The question many scholars still have today is whether or not the Trojan War was fact or fiction. Throughout the years evidence has been found in favor of the war happening and evidence that it did not happen. Hittite documents mention names such as: Wilusa/Wilusiya is perhaps Ilion‚ and Taruisa may be Troy. There is also an Alaksandus-Alexandros‚ ruler of Wilusa‚ a vassal of the Hittite king Muwatallis in the early thirteenth century. Some may think that Alaksandus
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FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS Unit – 7 Ferrous: Iron based alloys Non-ferrous: other than ferrous alloys with no iron content FERROUS METALS AND ALLOYS What is a ‘ferrous metal’ or ‘ferrous alloy’? It is simply a metal or alloy that contains Iron (the element ferrous) as the base (starting) metal. 26th element Iron or Ferrous 55.85 Atomic Mass GENERAL CATEGORIES OF FERROUS METALS AND ALLOYS Carbon and alloy steels Stainless steel Tool and Die steel Cast Irons Cast
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Title: “The Thinker” Artist: August Rodin Source: Rodin‚ A. (1902). The thinker [Bronze and marble sculpture]. Paris‚ France: Musée Rodin. The “The Thinker” is a bronze sculpture by August Rodin which is placed on a stone pedestal. The work shows a nude male figure sitting on a rock with its chin resting on one hand as though he was deep in thought. The sculpture was originally made as an entranceway for the proposed Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. The thinker is at its current location the Musee
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natural stance‚ which makes him look life like. It is very interesting to see how the Greeks knew the human body well enough to be able to sculpt the perfect proportions on a medium like marble or bronze. The Atemision Zeus is made out of Bronze‚ which was one of the preferred methods to sculpting because bronze was fairly easy to mold. The height of this Zeus sculpture is 6’10” and that again demonstrates how these sculptures were made to look very grand and
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This silvery‚ ductile metal is not easily oxidized in air and resists corrosion. Tin is usually malleable‚ but when cooled it is very brittle. It is found in many alloys and is used to coat other metals. It can be alloyed with copper to make bronze. Pewter alloys contain about 85% to 99% tin. Tin is obtained from the mineral ore cassiterite‚ where it occurs as an oxide. It is extracted by roasting cassiterite in a furnace with carbon. Tin makes up only about 0.001% of the earth’s crust and
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At the 1966 World Championship she won three Gold medals‚ two silver medals and one Bronze medal. At the 1968 Summer Olympics she won two Gold medals and two Bronze metals. She received two Gold medals on the Balance Beam and Team. She also received two bronze medals for All around and Floor exercise. Kuchinskaya earned a legion of Mexican fans. Mariachi singers serenaded Kuchinskaya with a tune called "Natalie" throughout
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he received artistic training from a local goldsmith. Later in 1403‚ around the age of 17‚ Donatello apprenticed with Florence metal smith and sculptor Lorenzo Ghiberti. A few years later‚ Donatello assisted Ghiberti to create the bronze doors for the Baptistery of the Florence Cathedral. After working with Ghiberti; Donatello started his career by working with Brunelleschi. The two of them went to Rome and studied classical art. At the end of the trip‚ Donatello had a deep understanding
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planetary home‚ especially if not kept healthy and maintainable. The dried cod became a vital economic product and main of the Portuguese intake. The Portuguese found Muslim merchants entrenched along the African coast. The Slave Coast‚ as the Bight of Benin‚ was searched by the Portuguese since the 1470s. It was not until they reached the kingdom of kongo’s coast in the 1480s that they overdid the Muslim trading territory. Also during the 16th century‚ the Portuguese also started to settle their newly
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