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I found this unique contraption whilst holidaying recently, its locked up under glass so people can't fiddle with it.
I couldn't resist capturing as the shapes & construction intrigued me.
Galileo Galilei was an important Italian scientist, physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. His scientific contribution started a new era in the history of astronomy, he was the first astronomer to access new knowledge using the telescope. He defended the concept that the Earth was not the center of the universe.
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy, on February 15, 1564, son of Vincenzo Galilei and Julia Ammannati. His parents noticed Galilei's great intelligence and special aptitudes from an early age. The boy showed an interest in the arts and performed excellent paintings, demonstrating manual skill and creativity to manufacture toys and contraptions. He played the organ and zither with aplomb. Thus, Galilei excelled in studies at the Sunday school in Vallombrosa and planned to enter the monastery, but his father did not agree with the idea and enrolled him to study medicine at the University of Pisa. Two years after joining, he dropped out of the course and went to dedicate himself to the study of mathematics. The move did not please his father, and Galilei ended up dropping out of the University in 1585. He did not complete any degrees, but in the same year he went to Florence and began giving private lessons to support himself. He stood out for his research in geometry and continued with his mathematical studies.
It was at this time that he invented the hydrostatic balance, a mechanism that would be published in a detailed treatise in the year 1644. In 1589, in recognition of his scientific contributions and brilliant reasoning, he was appointed to the chair of mathematics at the University of Pisa. He was not welcomed by teachers, as he was only 25 years old, had incomplete academic training and publicly discredited Aristotle's established theories. In 1590 Galilei published a treatise on the motion of bodies. In 1591 he was removed from the professorship, after succumbing to intrigues and disputes with Aristotle's supporters. In 1592 he was appointed by the Senate of Venice to teach mathematics at the University of Padua, a position he would hold for 18 years. In 1609 he built a telescope based on the one previously invented by Hans Lippershey in Holland. Galilei made meticulous observations of the sky and incredible discoveries: he located the four largest moons of Jupiter and the mountains and craters on the Moon's surface. And when he detected spots present on the Sun's surface, the discovery helped to prove his theory that the star rotated on an axis. He investigated Saturn and observed what appeared to be two fixed moons, which were the edges of Saturn's ring system, but Galilei's telescope was not accurate enough to determine exactly what those points were.
His findings were collected and published in March 1610 in the book “The Messenger of the Stars”. The work was acclaimed and also generated much controversy, as Galilei publicly defended Nicolaus Copernicus' theory that the Sun was the center of our Solar System, not the Earth. At that time, the Catholic Church fully controlled science and held the opposite view, that the center was the Earth.
In 1616 Galilei was cornered by the authorities of the Inquisition and threatened with the death penalty if he did not publicly deny the scientific truths he had proved. He was expressly prohibited from teaching and propagating ideas that were contrary to the position of the Church. Even so, in 1632 he published the "Dialogue Concerning the Two Greatest Systems of the Universe", causing the Church's total rejection and intolerance. Prevented from continuing with his research and theories, the scientist retired to his castle located in Arcetri, a village near Florence, where he dedicated himself to pursuing his experiments alone.
Galileo Galilei died on January 8, 1642 in Arcetri, Italy. He was almost blinded by the observation of sunspots done without adequate protection for decades. Three hundred and fifty years later, through Pope John Paul II, on October 31, 1992, the Catholic Church formally recognized the legitimacy of Galilei's theories.
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He is reburied here:
One of the two will be used for:
Monday, January 30: Contraption
This was my mom's - a gadget I use to love as a kid. It is a nut chopper. It was my job to use this whenever we made cookies, which was its main purpose. It was also my job to lick the spoon, of course! I may be showing my age a bit with this 'contraption!'. :-0
As always, thanks so much for looking, faving, and commenting! HMM!
This is an Offbits DIY robot. This cool guy is custom made from upcycled bits and pieces.......a total contraption! Made for Macro Mondays contraption theme.
A local enterprise...but can you guess its purpose? A bonus award of...well...just my admiration will be noted if you are correct!
This IS a Contraption!! At one stage, I made a number of really FUN Steampunk cloth dolls ( from commercial patterns- by 'Frowning Francis', for the Crafters among you) I collected tons of rusty bottle caps, pieces of rusted metal, springs, a derelict watch that a Dear Friend donated to the cause ( I dismantled it with difficulty) etc! I created this 'thingamy' but never got round to fastening it together. Anyway, for what it is worth, it is my contribution to MM's 'Contraptions' prompt. It is an Alternate Sponser- as, if it WERE all connected, I feel certain that it would Sponse, alternately!! And so it should!! ( please note- any similarity between an Alternate Sponser and Alternate Facts is purely coincidental!!!)
Self portrait
Taken by Aaisling Resident
As I am waiting for Arcade, I thought I did not do justice to the wonderful Tableau Vivant hair, so I decided to make this one.
Again, thank you to ~TableauVivant~. A gacha you don't want to miss! ♥
- In September 1791, Angelio finally returned to Paris from China after 4 years.
- Angelio got out of the ship alone and then rode on the carriage with his father. A father noticed he looks not same person before. It has been 4 years since Angelio left French.
- Father asked, “How was in China, son?” Angelio answered, “It was good, father—I learned my skills with speak Chinese and samurai.” They chatted a little bit while in the carriage. He only told his father how great place in China was for 4 years. Although the father felt something was not right, because Angelio seemed not to tell him what happened in there. It was Angelio’s secret. Also, a father has knew Angelio used to be kind and good humor, but now he looks act like a mysterious.
-Unfortunately, the father surprised him that Angelio will get married soon, because his father had dealt with the lady’s father from England. Angelio felt like “What the hell? It is too early for me. I just arrived home from long trip.” Then he became a little bit frustrated which he was not ready. The reason his father wants Angelio to have a son for good business in the future; that’s what his father hoped since Angelio’s older brother has 4 daughters.
- They arrived in the Countryside and dropped Angelio off there from carriage. He almost went inside the house but instead, he walked around Countryside Park, it helped clear his mind.
The Henry Jones Art Hotel has left some things from the original jam factory in place. It helps to preserve the historic feel of the buildings. Someone may be able to tell us what this machine did in the comments below.
Head: *katat0nik* (Light Bulb) Firefly Mask(Collabor88)
Outfit: toksik - Tussle Jacket
Glove: [ContraptioN] The Saboteur's Gloves II
Flight Unit: Butanik83 - Puffer Flight Unit(2019 SOLA FESTA)
Location: INSILICO
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メインランド運輸・空輸部隊（バイト）
ぶたさんのフライトユニットはJUMP ASSISTをONにすると、ふわんふわんジャンプするよ！
contraption
This contraption is a wonderful small music box. I used to be fascinated with this as a child. Not quite the same as an iPod. Oh, to be young and innocent again…..
Tikka Box from India used for Kum kum powder or make up.
Tikka means woodpecker. Each teardrop compartment opens with it's own hinged lid, once the woodpecker is unscrewed from the top and removed. Kumkuma is a powder used for social and religious markings in India. It is either made from turmeric or saffron.
I have placed a nutmeg into the compartment in the foreground. Happy Macro Monday!
Waaaaaay back in the day Edward lost his left arm and it was replaced by a mechanical one (see bottom right). Back then it was one I made myself and I had to use invisiprims to hide the arm underneath.
Fast forward to the amazing results available with mesh and bento. This superb item was given away as a freebie at the Engine Room event by [ContraptioN] who have been creating amazing steampunk related stuff for years now.
How far we've come
For the Sliders Sunday group. Base image created using a Panasonic DMCZS25 camera and processed using Photoshop, Redfield and Fractalius.
Happy Sliders Sunday
This is a copper beer can holder. When the lid is closed it would put a hole in the beer can. On the side of the container it says Pabst.
ﾁｬｰﾊﾝ作るよ！
味付け調味料が和風だけど、Kowloon原産「男油」使用。
エクストラ・バージン・斬武オイルを使おうとしたら、食欲無くす的なことを言われたので止しました。
Chinese Cook Avatar(Kowloon)
[ContraptioN] Vazu-d4r4 Prosthesis
Location: Kowloon
one of my "extra hands" used when soldering glass at awkward angles - well used and suitably rusted! for Macro Mondays contraption
Todays Macro Mondays theme is contraption.
Tools are an important part of our world. Often under appreciated and over looked, there continue to be improvements made on the tried and true designs. Sometimes only one tool will get the job done right.
This here newfangled contraption is a godsend when you need it.
I am quite pleased with the textures of the chrome that are apparent in the handle of this wrench. These are probably light wave distortions caused by the microscopic variations in the finish surface that the chrome was deposited upon. The variations showing through are evidence of how thin of a coating of chrome are needed to protect the metals surface. Sorry about the dust. I really did clean it before I took the shot.
HMM.