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Moore and Wright - 40 year old Dial Gauge Indicator still in regular use.
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Saint Louis of Toulouse is a gilded bronze sculpture of Louis of Toulouse by Donatello with a marble niche all'antica on the facade of Orsanmichele, executed in 1423–1425. It is now in the refectory of the Museo di Santa Croce in Florence.
The statue was commissioned by the Parte Guelfa for their external niche at the centre of the east facade of Orsanmichele facing via de' Calzaiuoli. Their patron saint (canonized in 1317) had given up his crown for the religious life, an idea that favorably symbolized the Guelphs' believe in the Papacy. They backed the papal party against the Holy Roman Emperor in the Investiture Controversy and later conflicts.
The Saint Louis of Toulouse was Donatello's earliest bronze sculpture, that we know of, not only of this size. It measures 2.26 m high with a widest diameter of about 0.75 m and 0.85 m at the bottom. An (above) life-sized bronze statue wasn't done since late-antiquity and the knowledge was almost lost, at least in Tuscany. For the first Baptistry door (1330–1336) modeled after its sole predecessor, Bonanno Pisano's doors for Pisa Cathedral from the end of the 12th century, a hundred and fifty years later Andrea Pisano needed the help of bronze-casters from Venice, where the late-antique/byzantine tradition and the knowledge about casting bigger pieces had been preserved. At the turn of the 15th century, the second door for the Florence Baptistry then marked a new beginning. For Lorenzo Ghiberti, a trained goldsmith, it was a huge challenge, and it took him 20 years (1403–1424), before he immediately took on the commission for the third door.
But in 1412 Ghiberti also had the chance to create the first life-size bronze figure since antiquity, his Saint John the Baptist (finished by 1416). No surprise that it also was commissioned for one of the niches of Orsanmichele again by one of the most wealthiest guilds in Florence, the Arte di Calimala , who were responsible for the Baptistery and for the commission of its bronze doors to Ghiberti. Subsequently the Arte del Cambio and the Arte della Lana were evenly keen to promote their prestige and show their wealth by commissioning also bronze statues of their patron saints for the designated niches at Orsanmichele, and both asked Ghiberti to do it. The Bankers Guild even demanded explicitly that their Saint Matthew should be taller than the Baptist of the Calimala. Ghiberti executed the Saint Matthew between 1419–1422, the Saint Stephen for the Arte della Lana in 1427–1428, replacing an earlier, less prestigious marble figure of their patron saint.
Completed in 1425 the Saint Louis of Toulouse was then the third monumental bronze statue since several centuries, with Donatello also designing its niche according to Vasari, but in 1459 the niche was instead sold to the Tribunale della Mercanzia and used for their commission of the Christ and St. Thomas.
Donatello was still alive when due to political pressure the Parte Guelfa had to give up their prestigious representational space at Orsanmichele, the economical centre of Florence. The statue was instead taken to "the next best location" (Janson), Santa Croce, which their patron saint Louis of Anjou had visited and therefore the Guelphs were affiliated with. It was placed in a niche above the central portal of the facade, in which the coat of arms of the Parte Guelfa were formerly displayed. Aesthetically the niche was "a poor choice", it was too high up, but it also was too shallow for the statue. Today the statues's hollow shell is open on its back, and it is believed that parts of the drapery on the back were taken off the figure to make it fit into its new space. An indicator for this to be true is the fact that the statue doesn't sustain itself and tilts forwards so it has to be held by additional support that is not original.
When the 19th-century facade was built (in 1860) the sculpture was put into store and then into the museum. In 1943 the Orsanmichele sculptures and others were placed in secure storage for the duration of the war. After the war the Saint Louis was briefly placed in then the supposedly original niche at Orsanmichele, and it was first prooven that it was indeed Donatello's sculpture for the Guelphs.
Does the return of crepuscular rays (and smoke) indicate poor air quality is coming back? I hope not but the wild fire season has several more months to go.
This looks like selective coloring, but it's not. Just the gardens moving into their Fall palettes. :)
I remember years ago going to a new car launch (I think it was the Holden Rodeo, not sure though) and being told by the product trainer that the car had a 'prindle' indicator.
Someone asked what on earth a 'prindle' indicator, and he explained that it was the display on the dashboard that told you if whether you were in Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive or Low! I've used the term ever since, and got a few strange looks because of it!
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What is the easiest way to tell if you are in microgravity? See if anything floats! Both on the Soyuz spacecraft took me to space the first time, and the Crew Dragon flight from two weeks ago employ the same tactic to show us when we have reached microgravity: a fluffy toy on a string. Each time the crew chooses their own and as Crew-2 we used this penguin that what chosen by the families of Aki and Megan. When we see it float we know there is no more acceleration from the rocket pushing us into the sky and that we are in free-fall around Earth. Once we reach the International Space Station it is our friendly decoration and mascot 😊
On a repéré notre indicateur de microgravité ! Le pingouin choisi par les fils d’Aki et Megan a fait une apparition l'autre jour, alors que Shane et Megan, dans leurs beaux polos bleus, parlaient en direct sur NASA TV. Pour rappel, il nous sert à déterminer l’arrivée en orbite : une fois qu’il flotte dans la capsule, ça veut dire qu’il n’y a plus d’accélération (de la fusée), on est donc en chute lire autour de la Terre… c’est l’impesanteur. Une fois dans l’ISS, il nous sert juste à décorer 😉
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
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Many years ago I built a box housing switches, indicator LEDs, and a variable speed clocking trigger that I could use to make and test TTL logic circuits for a college class (see last Monday's photo of the breadboard to which this would be connected).
This is a row of indicator lights from that box. The row is approximately 3"/75mm from end-to-end but the width of the photo at the subject (in focus) LED is about half that.
in the lake 'Hökesjön'.
Holmen, Mullsjö - Sweden
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A 1953 NWF BS300 "SchiStra" (rail/road) Bus at the Bochum-Dahlhausen railroad museum.
Over 50 of these were built back in the 1950s, but only 15 of those saw action on the rails, the rest was used as regular street buses. The idea behind concept was simply to make a vehicle that could be used on the roads, as well as the rails. For this purpose, the bus would stop on a tarmac-lined section of trackage, using hydraulics to lift itself, thus allowing the bogies at either end to be attached. This procedure took about ten minutes, with passengers remaining on board.
In addition to the hydraulic lifting mechanism, the bus also had two sets of brakes, regular ones for road use, and an air brake system that acted on the train wheels. Other extras included emergency brake handles in the passenger compartment, a dead man's switch in the cab, as well as the light setup required for trains, with the extra light visible near the destination indicator. Power was transmitted via the rear wheels, while the front ones didn't touch the rails.
While popular on a few routes, the concept didn't really work out, with rail service ending in 1967. The specimen you see here is the only surviving example, complete with bogies and preserved in working order.
There are some strange goings on along this stretch of coast. These posts seem to have something to do with Anvil Point lighthouse but I couldn't tell you what their purpose is.
The modern flashing turn signal was patented in 1938 and later most major automobile manufacturers offered this feature.
Lem Kadiddlehopping bought his dream place on the Puget Sound. Everything he wanted. A view, easy access to the water, four seasons. After the sale, Lem's realtor gave Lem a phone number and told him to call the number when his boathouse was under water. Turns out, the boathouse is part of the Washington State Tsunami Warning System.
Sunrise Beach Park, Gig Harbor, Washington 2017
The electrical indicator shows whether the semaphore arm has dropped in its place properly when operated.
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Not strictly an indicator of approaching Summer but I always feel encouraged when I see Rape fields like this. It must be the colour that does it.
Newcastle suburban electric set K4 approaches Adamstown with an all-stations service to Gosford. The driving trailers were never fitted with destination indicators despite their partner motor carriages being so fitted. These two car "horse and cart" sets also featured permanent coupling between the two cars, removing any rough starts caused by the motor car pushing the trailer car forward.