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Archaeo-optics, or archaeological optics, is the study of the experience and ritual use of light by ancient peoples.Archaeological optics is a branch of sensory archaeology, which explores human perceptions of the physical environment in the remote past, and is a sibling of archaeoastronomy, which deals with ancient observations of celestial bodies, and archaeological acoustics, which deals ...
In his Optics Greek mathematician Euclid observed that "things seen under a greater angle appear greater, and those under a lesser angle less, while those under equal angles appear equal". In the 36 propositions that follow, Euclid relates the apparent size of an object to its distance from the eye and investigates the apparent shapes of ...
Gear of the Antikythera mechanism, a mechanical computer from the 2nd century BCE showing a previously unknown level of complexity. An out-of-place artifact (OOPArt or oopart) is an artifact of historical, archaeological, or paleontological interest to someone that is claimed to have been found in an unusual context, which someone claims to challenge conventional historical chronology by its ...
That is the finding of a study published on Thursday that analyzed four clay tablets dating from 350 to 50 BC
1,900-year-old winery — that made drinks for ancient Romans — found in France. See it Ancient trove of gems, coins unearthed at ‘magical place’ in Italy.
Object 68, the Hindu deity couple Shiva and Parvati sculpture with radio series information panel.. The programme series, described as "a landmark project", [8] is billed as 'A history of humanity' told through a hundred objects from all over the world in the British Museum's collection.
Here the red square is an actual object, while the yellow plane shows how the object is perceived. 1573 edition in Italian Optics ( Ancient Greek : Ὀπτικά ) is a work on the geometry of vision written by the Greek mathematician Euclid around 300 BC.
Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed a 2,100-year-old bronze hand that both astounded and puzzled experts. At the foot of a castle on Mount Irulegi, the invading ancient Roman army attacked and ...