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Quincunx (other)
A quincunx originally meant a 5/12 fraction of something, but most modern uses involve patterns of five points. "Quincunx" or "quincuncial" may in particular refer to Derived from original meaning * Quincunx (Roman coin), a bronze coin with the value of 5/12 of an as *Quincunx (astrology), an angle of 150°, 5/12 of a complete circle Geometric patterns of points *Quincunx, five points, four in a square with one more in the middle of the square. *An orchard planted in a square lattice aligned diagonally to the surrounding plot of land *Quincunx matrix, a 2×2 Hadamard matrix that generates points in a diagonal lattice pattern *Bean machine, also called a quincunx, a machine designed by Sir Francis Galton to demonstrate normal distributions, consisting of an array of pins in a diagonal lattice pattern * Quincuncial map, a method of mapping the globe onto a square so that the poles map to the five points of a quincunx *Place des Quinconces, a city square in Bordeaux, France, named fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincunx (Roman Coin)
The ''quincunx'' was a bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic. It was not part of the standard coinage of the Roman monetary system. The quincunx was produced only during the Second Punic War (218 to 204 BC), by mints at Luceria (mod. Lucera), Teate (mod. Chieti), Larinum (mod. Larino), and northern Apulia. After the defeat of Cannae during the Second Punic War, a coin with the same value was minted in Capua. The word ''quincunx'' comes from Latin '' quinque'' meaning "five" and '' uncia'' meaning "one-twelfth", since the coin was valued at five-twelfths of a bronze '' as'' (also called a ''libra''). Its value was sometimes represented by a pattern of five dots arranged at the corners and the center of a square, like the pips of a die. So, this pattern also came to be called quincunx A quincunx ( ) is a geometry, geometric pattern consisting of five points arranged in a cross, with four of them forming a Square (geometry), square or rectangle and a fifth at its cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincunx (astrology)
In astrology, an aspect is an angle that planets make to each other in the horoscope; as well as to the Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant, Lower Midheaven, and other points of astrological interest. As viewed from Earth, aspects are measured by the angular distance in degrees and minutes of ecliptic longitude between two points. According to astrological tradition, they indicate the timing of transitions and developmental changes in the lives of people and affairs relative to the Earth. For example, if an astrologer creates a Horoscope that shows the apparent positions of the celestial bodies at the time of a person's birth (Natal Chart), and the angular distance between Mars and Venus is 92° ecliptic longitude, the chart is said to have the aspect "Venus Square Mars" with an orb of 2° (i.e., it is 2° away from being an exact Square; a Square being a 90° aspect). The more exact an aspect, the stronger or more dominant it is said to be in shaping character or manifesting cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincunx
A quincunx ( ) is a geometry, geometric pattern consisting of five points arranged in a cross, with four of them forming a Square (geometry), square or rectangle and a fifth at its center. The same pattern has other names, including "in saltire" or "in cross" in heraldry (depending on the orientation of the outer square), the five-point stencil in numerical analysis, and the five dots tattoo. It forms the arrangement of five units in the pattern corresponding to the five-spot on six-sided dice, playing cards, and dominoes. It is represented in Unicode as or (for the die pattern) . Historical origins of the name The Quincunx (coin), quincunx was originally a coin issued by the Roman Republic , whose value was five twelfths (''quinque'' and ''uncia'') of an as (coin), as, the Roman standard aes grave, bronze coin. On the Roman quincunx coins, the value was sometimes indicated by a pattern of five dots or pellets. However, these dots were not always arranged in a quincunx pattern. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchard
An orchard is an intentional plantation of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit tree, fruit- or nut (fruit), nut-producing trees that are generally grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive purpose. A fruit garden is generally synonymous with an orchard, although it is set on a smaller, non-commercial scale and may emphasize berry shrubs in preference to fruit trees. Most temperate-zone orchards are laid out in a regular grid, with a grazed or mown lawn, grass or bare soil base that makes maintenance and fruit gathering easy. Most modern commercial orchards are planted for a single variety of fruit. While the importance of introducing biodiversity is recognized in forest plantations, introducing genetic diversity in orchard plantations by interspersing other trees might offer benefits. Genetic diversity in an orchard would provide resili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincunx Matrix
A quincunx ( ) is a geometry, geometric pattern consisting of five points arranged in a cross, with four of them forming a Square (geometry), square or rectangle and a fifth at its center. The same pattern has other names, including "in saltire" or "in cross" in heraldry (depending on the orientation of the outer square), the five-point stencil in numerical analysis, and the five dots tattoo. It forms the arrangement of five units in the pattern corresponding to the five-spot on six-sided dice, playing cards, and dominoes. It is represented in Unicode as or (for the die pattern) . Historical origins of the name The Quincunx (coin), quincunx was originally a coin issued by the Roman Republic , whose value was five twelfths (''quinque'' and ''uncia'') of an as (coin), as, the Roman standard aes grave, bronze coin. On the Roman quincunx coins, the value was sometimes indicated by a pattern of five dots or pellets. However, these dots were not always arranged in a quincunx pattern. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bean Machine
The Galton board, also known as the Galton box or quincunx or bean machine (or incorrectly Dalton board), is a device invented by Francis Galton to demonstrate the central limit theorem, in particular that with sufficient sample size the binomial distribution approximates a normal distribution. Galton designed it to illustrate his idea of Regression toward the mean, regression to the mean, which he called "reversion to mediocrity" and made part of his Eugenics, eugenist ideology. Description The Galton board consists of a vertical board with interleaved rows of pegs. Beads are dropped from the top and, when the device is level, bounce either left or right as they hit the pegs. Eventually they are collected into bins at the bottom, where the height of bead columns accumulated in the bins approximate a normal distribution, bell curve. Overlaying Pascal's triangle onto the pins shows the number of different paths that can be taken to get to each bin. Large-scale working models of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quincuncial Map
The Peirce quincuncial projection is the conformal map projection from the sphere to an unfolded square dihedron, developed by Charles Sanders Peirce in 1879. Each octant projects onto an isosceles right triangle, and these are arranged into a square. The name ''quincuncial'' refers to this arrangement: the north pole at the center and quarters of the south pole in the corners form a quincunx pattern like the pips on the ''five'' face of a traditional die. The projection has the distinctive property that it forms a seamless square tiling of the plane, conformal except at four singular points along the equator. Typically the projection is square and oriented such that the north pole lies at the center, but an oblique aspect in a rectangle was proposed by Émile Guyou in 1887, and a transverse aspect was proposed by Oscar S. Adams in 1925. The projection has seen use in digital photography for portraying spherical panoramas. History The maturation of complex analysis led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Place Des Quinconces
The Place des Quinconces, located in Bordeaux, France, is among the largest city squares in Europe (approximately 63 ac or 25.6 ha). It was laid out in 1820 on the site of Château Trompette and was intended to prevent rebellion against the city. Its guns were turned towards the centre. Its current shape (lengthened rectangle rounded off with a semicircle) was adopted in 1816. Trees were planted (in quincunxes, hence the name of the square) in 1818. With the installation of a tram system in 2003, the place has become the most important public transport hub of the area, with Quinconces tram stop serving three tram lines, 21 bus lines (including 3 night buses), an electric shuttle, and 12 coach lines through Gironde as well as a reception area in the south. Sculptures The two rostral columns facing the Garonne were erected by Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau in 1829. One of them symbolises commerce, and the other stands for navigation. The white-marble statues of Michel de Montaig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhombic Lattice
Rhombic may refer to: *Rhombus, a quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length (often called a diamond) *Rhombic antenna, a broadband directional antenna most commonly used on shortwave frequencies * polyhedra formed from rhombuses, such as the rhombic dodecahedron or the rhombic triacontahedron or the rhombic dodecahedral honeycomb or the rhombic icosahedron or the rhombic hexecontahedron or the rhombic enneacontahedron or the trapezo-rhombic dodecahedron * other things that exhibit the shape of a rhombus, such as rhombic tiling, Rhombic Chess, rhombic drive The rhombic drive is a specific method of transferring mechanical energy, or work, used when a single cylinder is used for two separately oscillating pistons. History It was originally developed around 1900 for the twin-cylinder Lanchester car e ..., Rhombic Skaapsteker, rhombic egg eater, rhombic night adder, forest rhombic night adder {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Garden Of Cyrus
''The Garden of Cyrus'', or ''The Quincuncial Lozenge, or Network Plantations of the Ancients, naturally, artificially, mystically considered'', is a discourse by Thomas Browne concerned with the quincunx—a pattern of five points arranged in an X (⁙), as on a dice, die —in art and nature. First published in 1658, along with its companion ''Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial, Urn-Burial'', in modern times it has been recognised as Browne's major literary contribution to Hermeticism, Hermetic wisdom. The book begins with the Genesis creation narrative, biblical creation, allusions to Plato's discourse the Timaeus (dialogue), ''Timaeus'' and speculation upon the location of the Garden of Eden. It continues on orchard planting patterns of the Ancient Persians, who used the quincunx pattern to ensure "a regular angularity, and through prospect, was left on every side". Browne explores the number 5, five and the quincunx pattern as seen in art and human design (chapters 1 and 2) as a patter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mistress Masham's Repose
''Mistress Masham's Repose'' (1946) is a novel by T. H. White that describes the adventures of a girl who discovers a group of Lilliputians, a race of tiny people from Jonathan Swift's satirical classic ''Gulliver's Travels''. The story is set in Northamptonshire, England, after the Second World War, but there is a strong flavour of the 18th century, both the fictional land of Lilliput and the British Empire of Swift, Gibbon, and Pope. Imperialism, and the need for self-governance, is a major theme in the novel. Plot Maria, a ten-year-old orphaned girl, is nominal owner of the grand but impoverished country estate on which she lives. Her only friends are a loving family cook and a retired professor, who try to protect Maria from her strict governess, Miss Brown. The governess makes her miserable, taking her cue from her (Maria's) guardian, a vicar named Mr. Hater. Miss Brown and Mr. Hater conspire to keep Maria poor and isolated, hoping eventually to steal her inheritance. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Quincunx Of Time
''The Quincunx of Time'' is a short science fiction novel by American writer James Blish. It is an extended version of a short story entitled "Beep", published by ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' magazine in 1954. The novel form was first published in 1973. Setting Late in the 21st century, a device called the ''Dirac communicator''James Blish was fascinated by the work of P.A.M. Dirac and P.M.S. Blackett. His works make frequent reference to one or the other as the source for various devices. The spindizzy device is based on Blackett's theories. The Dirac communicator is based on Dirac's prediction of the positron. It also appears to refer to quantum entanglement. promises instantaneous communication across interstellar distances. This would allow Earth security, headed by one Robin Weinbaum, to keep the peace. Before one of the devices can even reach a far-away system, someone starts producing predictions that suggest they have advance knowledge of Dirac communications. Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
