"When King Solomon stepped upon the throne, a mechanism was set in motion. As soon as he stepped upon the first step, the golden ox and the golden lion each stretched out one foot to support him and help him rise to the next step. On each side, the animals helped the King up until he was comfortably seated upon the throne. No sooner was he seated than a golden eagle brought the great crown and held it just above King Solomon's brow, so that it should not weigh heavily on his head."
We'll discuss the Persian & Arab traditions next week.
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When
King
Solomon
stepped
upon
the
throne
''
a
mechanism
was
set
in
motion
.
As
soon
as
he
stepped
upon
the
first
step
''
the
golden
ox
and
the
golden
lion
each
stretched
out
one
foot
to
support
him
and
help
him
rise
to
the
next
step
.
On
each
side
''
the
animals
helped
the
King
up
until
he
was
comfortably
seated
upon
the
throne
.
No
sooner
was
he
seated
than
a
golden
eagle
brought
the
great
crown
and
held
it
just
above
King
Solomon
'
s
brow
''
so
that
it
should
not
weigh
heavily
on
his
head
.
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We
'
ll
discuss
the
Persian
&
Arab
traditions
next
week
.
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>
The king stared at the figure in astonishment. It walked with rapid strides, moving its head up and down, so that anyone would have taken it for a live human being. The artificer touched its chin, and it began singing, perfectly in tune. He touched its hand, and it began posturing, keeping perfect time...As the performance was drawing to an end, the robot winked its eye and made advances to the ladies in attendance, whereupon the king became incensed and would have had Yen Shih executed on the spot had not the latter, in mortal fear, instantly taken the robot to pieces to let him see what it really was. And, indeed, it turned out to be only a construction of leather, wood, glue and lacquer, variously coloured white, black, red and blue. (3rd century B.C.)
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The
king
stared
at
the
figure
in
astonishment
.
It
walked
with
rapid
strides
''
moving
its
head
up
and
down
''
so
that
anyone
would
have
taken
it
for
a
live
human
being
.
The
artificer
touched
its
chin
''
and
it
began
singing
''
perfectly
in
tune
.
He
touched
its
hand
''
and
it
began
posturing
''
keeping
perfect
time
...
As
the
performance
was
drawing
to
an
end
''
the
robot
winked
its
eye
and
made
advances
to
the
ladies
in
attendance
''
whereupon
the
king
became
incensed
and
would
have
had
Yen
Shih
executed
on
the
spot
had
not
the
latter
''
in
mortal
fear
''
instantly
taken
the
robot
to
pieces
to
let
him
see
what
it
really
was
.
And
''
indeed
''
it
turned
out
to
be
only
a
construction
of
leather
''
wood
''
glue
and
lacquer
''
variously
coloured
white
''
black
''
red
and
blue
.
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3rd
century
B
.
C
.)
- less interested in "crude", hardware-oriented disciplines of robotics and mechanics (an exception: "The story of a mechanical girl")
- more interested in "subtle", software-oriented disciplines of mathematics and logics
- Shulba Sutras :: texts concerning the Srauta ritual which describe the geometry related to fire-alter construction
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of
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and
mechanics
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an
exception
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story
of
a
mechanical
girl
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concerning
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Srauta
ritual
which
describe
the
geometry
related
to
fire
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alter
construction
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- You can validate the activity-credit for this course by:
- Teaching Your fellow students how to multiply 121 x 121 on an Abacus.
- Proposing the highest possible number which answers the question "How many distinct numbers can one unambiguously represent on an abacus with 10 marbles on 10 rows ?" and demonstrating why it is true.
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some
videos
about
addition
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subtraction
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multiplication
on
an
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fellow
students
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multiply
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the
highest
possible
number
which
answers
the
question
„
How
many
distinct
numbers
can
one
unambiguously
represent
on
an
abacus
with
10
marbles
on
10
rows
?
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and
demonstrating
why
it
is
true
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