scholarly journals A Perspective of historical earthquakes in India and its neighbourhood upto 1900

MAUSAM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-382
Author(s):  
S. N. BHATTACHARYA
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Seismic Activity ◽  
Historical Earthquakes ◽  
Sixth Century ◽  
Ancient Times

A study has been carried out on past seismic activity in India and its neighbourhood from ancient times to nineteenth century, During sixth century AD, the great Indian astronomer Varaha Mihira investigated earthquakes in his book 'Brihat Samhita', A brief description and analysis on his investigations have been cited, Based on scientific reports and a few history and geography books, a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above upto 1900 AD has been prepared for India and its neighbourhood in the region bounded by latitude between 0° and 40° N and longitude between 60°E and 100°E, A brief description of earthquakes of magnitude 8 and above has also been included.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Twain ◽  
Daniel Carter Beard
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Free Will ◽  
Mark Twain ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Social Thought ◽  
Sixth Century ◽  
Original Drawings

When A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur’s Court was published in 1889, Mark Twain was undergoing a series of personal and professional crises. Thus what began as a literary burlesque of British chivalry and culture grew into a disturbing satire of modern technology and social thought. The story of Hank Morgan, a nineteenth-century American who is accidentally returned to sixth-century England, is a powerful analysis of such issues as monarchy versus democracy and free will versus determinism, but it is also one of Twain’s finest comic novels, still fresh and funny after more than 100 years. In his introduction, M. Thomas Inge shows how A Connecticut Yankee develops from comedy to tragedy and so into a novel that remains a major literary and cultural text for new generations of readers. This edition reproduces a number of the original drawings by Dan Beard, of whom Twain said ‘he not only illustrates the text but he illustrates my thoughts’.

scholarly journals VÝJIMEČNÉ ZEMĚTŘESENÍ JV. OD POZNANĚ (POLSKO) ZAZNAMENANÉ 6. 1. 2012

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Havíř ◽  
Jana Pazdírková ◽  
Zdeňka Sýkorová
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Activity ◽  
Historical Earthquakes ◽  
Seismic Events ◽  
Local Magnitude ◽  
Sequence Of Events ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Moderate Earthquake ◽  
South Moravia

On January 6, 2012, a moderate earthquake was observed in a region SE of Poznań (local magnitude ML = 3.6 according to Institute of Physics of the Earth, IPE). In this region, there haven‘t been known any historical earthquakes so far, and no natural seismic activity has been observed up to present. Similar rare occurrences of weak and moderate earthquakes were observed in a region near Kaliningrad in 2004 (sequence of events, local magnitude of strongest event being 5.0) and in south Moravia region near Znojmo in 2000 (local magnitude ML = 2.5). These facts show that even in seismically quiet regions occurence of weak to moderate seismic events (with value of magnitude ranging from 3 to 5) could be expected.

scholarly journals Seismogenic ancient structures of the central and northern part of the East European platform

2019 ◽  
Vol 489 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-408
Author(s):  
V. V. Adushkin ◽  
I. A. Sanina ◽  
G. N. Ivanchenko ◽  
E. M. Gorbunova ◽  
I. P. Gabsatarova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Seismic Activity ◽  
East European Platform ◽  
Historical Earthquakes ◽  
Seismic Array ◽  
Small Aperture ◽  
Seismic Stations ◽  
East European

The analysis of the location of the epicenters of earthquakes that occurred in the central and northern part of the East European platform in 2009-2016, recorded by the seismic stations of the GS RAS and the small aperture seismic array of IGD RAS Mikhnevo was performed. The results obtained indirectly indicate the seismic activity of the Riphean structures of the region, disturbing the surface of the basement, and their possible activation at the present time. Available data on historical earthquakes also confirm their relevance to paleorifts. It seems important to take into account the position of the ancient aulacogens in assessing the seismic hazard of the East European platform.

The ‘robed Christ’ in pre-Conquest sculptures of the Crucifixion

2000 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 153-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Coatsworth
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Sixth Century ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Viking Period

In the nineteenth century, John Romilly Allen confidently claimed that the iconography of the Crucifixion with the robed or ‘fully draped’ Christ was a phenomenon of Celtic art, found in Scotland, Ireland and Wales, distinguishable from the ‘Saxon’ type in which Christ wore a loin-cloth. Other features of the Saxon type were the presence of the sun and moon above the arms of the cross, instead of angels as in Ireland; and the figures of the Virgin and St John at the foot of the cross, without the spear- and sponge-bearers, the latter pair appearing only exceptionally at Alnmouth, Northumberland; Aycliffe, County Durham; and Bradbourne, Derbyshire. Clearly two different versions were identified in this analysis, but no attempt was made to clarify the chronological relationship between the examples cited, and only the geographical distribution of a small number of examples was considered. Romilly Allen's confidence in distinguishing ‘Celt’ from ‘Saxon’ on the basis of art styles, even for the pre-Viking period, is not always shared today, as the continuing discussion of the origins of several important manuscripts shows. The terms ‘Insular’ and ‘Hiberno-Saxon’ used to describe much of the art from the sixth century to the eighth underline die perceived difficulties.

scholarly journals Functional Analysis of Piedmont (Italy) Ancient Water Mills Aimed at Their Recovery or Reconversion

Machines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Franco ◽  
Carlo Ferraresi ◽  
Roberto Revelli
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
High Quality ◽  
North West ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Water Mill ◽  
Quality Production

Since ancient times and for hundreds of years, grain mills, hammers, sawmills, spinning mills, and hemp rollers have been powered by water wheels. In the nineteenth century there were hundreds of thousands of mills in all of Europe. It is an enormous historical and cultural heritage of inestimable value, which is for the most part, abandoned today. Recently, there is a renewed interest in their reuse, both for their widespread diffusion in the territory and for the excellent environmental integration and intrinsic sustainability. Even when, for economic reasons, their recovery for the original tasks is not suitable, the conversion into mini plants for the production of electricity can be advantageous. In the paper, analyzing some typical examples of the old water mill of the Piemonte region, in North-West of Italy, the mechanical architecture of old water mill, from water wheels to millstones, is described and the functional details of various mechanisms are provided. In fact, by knowing only the specifics of the ancient mills, it is possible to enhance their potential and restore them from the perspective of a renewed high quality production, or reconvert them in mini-plants for the production of electricity.

scholarly journals Co-seismic luminescence in Lima, 150 km from the epicenter of the Pisco, Peru earthquake of 15 August 2007

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1025-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Heraud ◽  
J. A. Lira
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Activity ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Peruvian Coast ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
The City ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
Earthquake Lights

Abstract. The first photographs of Co-seismic Luminescence, commonly known as Earthquake lights (EQLs), were reported in 1968 in Japan. However, there have been documented reports of luminescence associated with earthquakes since ancient times in different parts of the world. Besides this, there is modern scientific work dealing with evidence of and models for the production of such lights. During the Peru 15 August 2007 Mw=8.0 earthquake which occurred at 06:40 p.m. LT, hence dark in the southern wintertime, several EQLs were observed along the Peruvian coast and extensively reported in the capital city of Lima, about 150 km northwest of the epicenter. These lights were video-recorded by a security camera installed at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP) campus and time-correlated with seismic ground accelerations registered at the seismological station on campus, analyzed and related to highly qualified eyewitness observations of the phenomena from other parts of the city and to other video recordings. We believe the evidence presented here contributes significantly to sustain the hypothesis that electromagnetic phenomena related to seismic activity can occur, at least during an earthquake. It is highly probable that continued research in luminescence and the use of magnetometers in studying electromagnetic activity and radon gas emanation detectors will contribute even more towards determining their occurrence during and probably prior to seismic activity.

A Token of Personal Religion brought to Cyrene c. 525 BC

2002 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
G. R. H. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Sixth Century ◽  
Rule Out

AbstractThis paper reconsiders a scarab seal inscribed in the Cypriote syllabary and acquired at Cyrene in the mid-nineteenth century by the French consul Vattier de Bourville. The circumstances and period of its acquisition rule out the possibility of forgery, and the scarab is stylistically datable to the late sixth century BC. The flight of Queen Pheretima to Cyprus, and her subsequent return to Cyrene, are suggested as a possible context in which the seal may have arrived at Cyrene—perhaps as a token of personal religion of the queen herself. The seal shows Bes as Master of the Animals, reflecting a fusion of Levantine and Egyptian influences in Cypriote iconography.

The Age of Heroes in Historiography: The Example of Prince Eugene of Savoy

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 211-233
Author(s):  
Filip Šimetin Šegvić ◽  
Tomislav Branđolica
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Basic Element ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sixth Century ◽  
German Word ◽  
Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries

Almost every national historiography has at one time or another emphasized a certain era dominated by the alleged extraordinary feats of particular individuals. Modern nationalists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries often sought support for their founding myths in their histories, exploiting imagery of heroic eras and their heroes for the needs of the present. The work of historians played an integral part of this mythmaking process. The German word Heldenzeitalter [Age of Heroes] is a concept with exactly such strong historiographical dimension. The term is not precise. It has variously been used to denote the mythic era of German sagas, the time of the Völkerwanderungen [migrations of peoples], and the Ostrogoth king Theodoric (sixth century). The same concept of an “age of heroes” is also fundamental to understanding Austrian historiography. This age constitutes a basic element of the Austrian national idea, and as with the other applications of the term “Age of Heroes,” the Austrian version, which was largely a nineteenth-century historiographical construct, was also fed by epics and poetry and myth making. The ruling Habsburg dynasty also actively supported the design of an Austrian Age of Heroes, at whose center could be found the figure of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663–1736).

scholarly journals The Claromontanus Stichometry and its Canonical Implications

2021 ◽  
pp. 0142064X2110556
Author(s):  
Kelsie G. Rodenbiker
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Sixth Century ◽  
History Of

The stichometric list inserted into the sixth-century Codex Claromontanus presents a NT list of 27 books, but not the familiar canonical collection. Alongside one OT (Judith) and five NT titles (ad petrum prima, Barnabas, the Shepherd, the Acts of Paul, and the Revelation of Peter) horizontal dashes have been placed, which are commonly said to denote secondary status. A history of misunderstanding surrounding these obeli, originating with Tischendorf in the nineteenth century, has obscured the stichometry’s role in the history of the NT canon. This article traces that history, showing that the later addition of the obeli indicates precisely the opposite of what has often been claimed of the stichometry – that it should resemble nearly or exactly the later-canonized NT list. Rather, the original inclusion of four alternative scriptural texts in the stichometry indicates a lasting interest in such texts and the continued elasticity of the NT canon.

Formalism

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Detlefsen
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Traditional Classification ◽  
Common Framework ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Nature Of Mathematics ◽  
Mathematical Sciences

Viewed properly, formalism is not a single viewpoint concerning the nature of mathematics. Rather, it is a family of related viewpoints sharing a common framework—a framework that has five key elements. Among these is its revision of the traditional classification of the mathematical sciences. From ancient times onward, the dominant view of mathematics was that it was divided into different sciences. Principal among these were a science of magnitude (geometry) and a science of multitude (arithmetic). Traditionally, this division of mathematics was augmented by an ordering of the two parts in terms of their relative basicness and which was to be taken as the more paradigmatically mathematical. Here it was geometry that was given the priority. The formalist outlook typically rejected this traditional ordering of the mathematical sciences. Indeed, from the latter half of the nineteenth century onward, it typically reversed it. This reversal is the first component of the formalist framework.

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