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mkwadee

@mkwadee@mastodon.org.uk

Engineer interested in nonlinear mechanics and science & maths in general. Also, politics & humour.

The animation in my header is a demonstration of Kepler's Second Law of Planetary Motion (CC-BY-SA) -- see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler%27s_laws_of_planetary_motion

You can check out others mathematical animations by me by searching for #WxMaxima.

Also, you can find my photographs by searching for #D7000. But please note that of course neither of these hashtags is unique to me.

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After lunch yesterday, we went to the #HistoryOfScienceMuseum in #Oxford. It’s not very big but contains some really fascinating exhibits. It is right next to the #SheldonianTheatre and well worth a visit.

Here are wooden models of the #FivePlatonicSolids.

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This is a beautiful example of in a book. like this is certainly a lost art these days.

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Here I am explaining to my spouse the similarities and differences between , and .

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This wooden box contains some immaculate . Another rarity these days but I do remember learning how to use similar while studying at university.

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A brass .

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Without anything but manual , humans were able accurately to map out the entire globe. It’s amazing what can be achieved when humanity works together. But also, this model is absolutely gorgeous.

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Not to be outdone, the mapped the and here it appears on a companion globe.

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No computers were around then but the ingenuity of humans to develop calculating instruments to allow them to crunch numbers meant the creation of some devices of stupendous cunning.

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To this day, trainee pilots have to master the in order to do calculations for various tasks. Before flying was ever developed, such were in common use.

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Yesterday, we went on a day trip to by . No other means of powered transport was used as we to and from our local .

Here is the zooming past the train window.

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It was a nice day to be out and the city has its own distinctive , much dominated by the .

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Some of the centre is a zero-emission zone or , aimed at curbing the use of polluting vehicles. Such vehicle owners need to pay to use roads in that area.

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Here I am walking up a street with some nice buildings in the background.

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The view of a church from across some botanical gardens.

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The entrance to those gardens.
Entrance to botanical gardens

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The . This is where the degree ceremonies take place.

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Oxford is in a similar style to other buildings in the city.

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I’m not sure what this building is but I don’t think it’s part of the university.

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@necrosis What strange things people do at weekends!

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@necrosis Yes, I went to Kew Gardens in London not that long ago. Actually, this time, we didn't enter them as we went to a couple of museums instead. More photos coming up.

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#Doonesbury by #GarryTrudeau for May 26, 2024 - GoComics

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