Flower Meanings: Symbolism of Flowers, Herbs, and Trees. What does each flower symbolize? Which flowers represent love, hope, healing, loss, and good luck? See the Almanac’s complete list of Flower Meanings and Plant Symbolism. Whether you are picking out a flower bouquet for a wedding, choosing a single flower for a loved one, or planting a garden, discover the secret language of flowers! Jump to the full list of flower meanings by clicking here. The History of Flower Meanings The symbolic language of flowers has been recognized for centuries in many countries throughout Europe and Asia. They even play a large role in William Shakespeare’s works.
Flowery Language of the Victorian Era Learning the special symbolism of flowers became a popular pastime during the 1800s. In the Victorian era, flowers were primarily used to deliver messages that couldn’t be spoken aloud. Plants could also express aversive feelings, such as the “conceit” of pomegranate or the “bitterness” of aloe. How flowers were presented and in what condition were important.
Platonic Solids | Sacred Geometry. Genetic Fractals Design. What are Genetic Fractals? | Genetic Fractals Laboratory. A fractal is a theoretical object that has infinitely many wiggly bits. Mathematicians prefer a more rigorous definition involving non-integer dimensions whereas fractal enthusiasts often focus on the self-similarity property of many (but not all) fractals. This means that when you zoom in anywhere into an image of a fractal, you can see the original image of the fractal re-emerge, no matter how much you zoom in.
An example of such a fractal is shown below. You can see the six pointed flakes at every level. Many – if not most – things in nature are approximately fractal. 3D printed genetic fractal (courtesy Printabit.ch) In addition to often being fractal, nature has a fundamental structure that is often quite different from the things made by man. Is there a fractal structure between roots, branches, flowers etc? “Root Larvae”, grown with artificial DNA and Genetic Fractals Because of that relationship between genes and living fractals, I call these things “genetic fractals”. Like this: Mandelbrot Genetics. JigsawFlash Free Online Jigsaw Puzzles - Butterfly Field. The Dozenal Society of America. Welcome to the Dozenal Society of America’s electronic brochure database.
How do we do base twelve (duodecimal) math? Visit The Basics, which offers a few articles which help you get started using base twelve. Over the coming months in 2011, the DSA will be remastering articles from its Duodecimal Bulletin which cover basic operations so that beginners and students studying number bases might have access to our authorities on duodecimal arithmetic. We’ve got plenty of other articles as well, from how to design your own base twelve numerals, who started the DSA, what do DSA Members think about the SI-Metric System, and advanced articles about dozenal number theory. Click here for the most commonly downloaded files or check out a list of link categories.
Note that this part of the site, along with the Duodecimal Bulletin Digital Archive, grow continuously, so visit often! Common Downloads Article Categories and Links The Basics. Numerals. General and Dozenal Mathematics. “What’s New?”. Genome Browser. Book of emblems. BlackLight Power Inc. 'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution. Konarka Technologies. OriginOil, Inc - OriginOil Home. Going with the Wind. Arduino Uno As electronic devices got more complicated in the past few decades, it became increasingly difficult and expensive to tinker with hardware.
The 1970s garage engineers who built their own computers gave way to geeks who programmed their own software. But now the rise of open-source hardware is paving the way for a return of build-it-yourself electronics. Creators can start with devices such as the Arduino, an inexpensive control board that’s easy to program and can hook up to a wide variety of hardware.
People can create projects that range from blinking light shows to more sophisticated efforts such as robotics. Watch below Technology Review’s editor for Web and social media, Erica Naone, demonstrate how the Arduino works. Image credit: Christopher Harting; Interactive by Andrew MemmelaarVideo by Brittany Sauser.