The elephant clock was a model of water clock invented by the medieval Islamic engineer Ismail al-Jazari (1136–1206). Its design was detailed in his book...
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Ismail al-Jazari (section Elephant clock)
on how to construct them. One of his more famous inventions is the elephant clock. He has been described as the "father of robotics" and modern day engineering...
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al-Din, made numerous clocks of all shapes and sizes. The most reputed clocks included the elephant, scribe, and castle clocks, some of which have been...
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Kasımiye Medrese (section Elephant clock)
they entered. On the north of the iwan there is the reproduction of an elephant clock designed by al-Jazari, a 12th-century Muslim engineer. "City map". Archived...
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Al-Jazari's 1206 treatise, he describes one of his water clocks, the elephant clock. The clock recorded the passage of temporal hours, which meant that...
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reproduction of an elephant clock.The most admirable features in the mall are Chinese Junk ship in the China Court and the Elephant Clock in the India Court...
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the Antiques Road Trip when in 2012 he bought a chipped Staffordshire elephant clock for £8 which was sold for £2,700 at auction. This was surpassed in 2016...
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Railways Elephants in ancient China Elephants in Kerala culture Elephants in Thailand Elephant riddle Elephant test Elephant clock Elephant Parade, sculpture...
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Charlie Ross when in the 2012 series, he bought a chipped Staffordshire elephant clock for £8 which sold for £2,700. This was also the largest profit made...
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Iran/U.S. – Gas laser (Helium-Neon) Al-Jazari (1136–1206), Iraq – elephant clock, humanoid robots Ibn Al-Jazzar (Algizar) (895–979), Tunisia – sexual...
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automation and construction methods, most notable among them being the Elephant clock. While late in the 16th century, the Ottoman-era Taqi ad-Din Muhammad...
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from elephant birds eggshells suggest that Aepyornis and Mullerornis are significantly genetically divergent from each other, with a molecular clock analysis...
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astronomical works, explains the different phases of the moon. The Elephant Clock was one of the most famous inventions of Al-Jazari. "Cubic equations...
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century, elephant clock. Richard of Wallingford (1292–1336), English mathematician, astronomer and abbot, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, astronomical clock of Abbey...
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Stevenage Clock Tower is a Grade II listed structure in Town Square in the centre of Stevenage New Town. A panel on the tower records the visit of Elizabeth...
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Dar al-Magana (redirect from Water Clock of Fez)
the early 2000s. Clock of Ridwan al-Saati Elephant clock of al-Jazari Dar al-Muwaqqit Its mechanism can be compared to that of the Clock of Ridwan al-Saati...
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authors list (link) "Elephant Hunters". Oxford Archaeology. Retrieved 31 May 2014. Martin, Robert A. (2014-06-15). "A critique of vole clocks". Quaternary Science...
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team's owner at the time. The team's original mascot was an elephant. Use of an elephant to symbolize the Athletics dates from the early years of the...
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features several sundials and larger, sculptural clocks, including a replica of the Elephant clock of al-Jazari. At most times there is at least one...
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Zang (bell) (redirect from Elephant bells)
metal musical instruments, including large bells with clappers worn by elephants, smaller 3-9 inch bells worn on camels, horses, donkeys and cattle, 2-3...
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The Persistence of Memory (redirect from Melting Clocks)
sometimes referred to by more descriptive titles, such as "The Melting Clocks", "The Soft Watches" or "The Melting Watches". The well-known surrealist...
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(From right to left) Al-Jazari elephant clock, water device and a page from a codex about zoology....
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Candidate Party Symbol Votes % Edmund Samarawickrema United National Party Elephant 19,721 58.52 Vivian S. Kodikara Sri Lanka Freedom Party Hand 7,678 22.78...
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designed by the Banū Mūsā brothers to pick things up from the seabed. The Elephant clock and Multiculturalism by the Kurdish engineer al-Jazari. The Alhambra...
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Janice Law, The Prisoner of the Riviera Sarah Black, The General and the Elephant Clock of Al-Jazari Jonathan Gregory, In Real Life Greg Herren, Baton Rouge...
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Jumbo (2008 film) (category Animated films about elephants)
aka Jumbo, is a little elephant who tries to find his father, and the journey of finding his father made him a war elephant. The film is a Hindi remake...
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Timex Group USA (redirect from Waterbury Clock Company)
American global watch manufacturing company founded in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Company in Waterbury, Connecticut. In 1944, the company became insolvent...
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Magic SysRq key (redirect from Raising Skinny Elephants Is Boring)
flags to the console p l p ; Display all active high-resolution timers and clock sources. q ' a q Switch the keyboard from raw mode, used by programs such...
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Edward and Friends (category Animated television series about elephants)
written by Michael Cole with music by Mike Batt.[citation needed] Edward Elephant Bonnie Bunny Max Mouse Clive Crocodile Lionel Lion Hannah Hippopotamus...
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