Codex Arundel

We just learned about Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus.

Another one of Leonardo da Vinci's famous books of inventions is the Codex Arundel, written around 1500 AD.

While da Vinci was working on his art, he also took a lot of notes about how the world works.
He was learning about how weights and pulleys worked, how mirrors worked, and even had ideas about the sun and moon.

One of his ideas was to use a curved mirror to take sunlight and use the solar power it to heat up cauldrons.
His book Codex Atlanticus is 283 pages of his writings about how things work.


(from: wikipedia - codex arundel)


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Swahili - Counting to Ninety Nine

We counted to 89 in Swahili, let's keep going!

90 tisini - sounds like tee-see-nee 文A

91 tisini na moja - sounds like tee-see-nee nah moh-jah 文A

92 tisini na mbili - sounds like tee-see-nee nah m-bee-lee 文A

93 tisini na tatu - sounds like tee-see-nee nah tah-too 文A

94 tisini na nne - sounds like tee-see-nee nah n-nay 文A

95 tisini na tano - sounds like tee-see-nee nah tah-noh 文A

96 tisini na sita - sounds like tee-see-nee nah see-tah 文A

97 tisini na saba - sounds like tee-see-nee nah sah-bah 文A

98 tisini na nane - sounds like tee-see-nee nah nah-nay 文A

99 tisini na tisa - sounds like tee-see-nee nah tee-sah 文A



(from: wikipedia - swahili language)

Russian: девяносто (devyanosto), девяносто один (devyanosto odin), девяносто два (devyanosto dva), девяносто три (devyanosto tri), девяносто семь (devyanosto sem'), девяносто восемь (devyanosto vosem'), девяносто девять (devyanosto devyat')

Norwegian: nitti, nittien, nittito, nittitre, nittifire, nittifam, nittiseks, nittisyv, nittiåtte, nittini

Greek: ενενήντα (enenínta), ενενήντα ένα (enenínta éna), ενενήντα δύο (enenínta dýo), ενενήντα τρεις (enenínta treis), ενενήντα τέσσερις (enenínta tésseris), ενενήντα πέντε (enenínta pénte), ενενήντα έξι (enenínta éxi), ενενήντα επτά (enenínta eptá), ενενήντα οκτώ (enenínta októ), ενενήντα εννέα (enenínta ennéa)

ASL: Ninety, ninety one, ninety two, ninety three, ninety four, ninety five, ninety six, ninety seven, ninety eight, ninety nine

Italian: novanta, novantuno, novantadoue, novantatre, novantaquattro, novantacinque, novantasei, novantasette, novantotto, novantanove

German: neunzig, einundneunzig, zweiundneunzig, dreiundneunzig, vierundneunzig, fünfundneunzig, sechsundneunzig, siebenundneunzig, achtundneunzig, neunundneunzig

Spanish: noventa, noventa y uno, noventa y dos, noventa y tres, noventa y cuatro, noventa y cinco, noventa y seis, noventa y siete, noventa y ocho, noventa y nueve

French: quatre-vingts dix, quatre-vingt onze, quatre-vingt douze, quatre-vingt treize, quatre-vingt quatorze, quatre-vingt quinze, quatre-vingt seize, quatre-vingt dix sept, quatre-vingt dix huit, quatre-vingt dix neuf

Tire Valve Stem

We just learned about the Tire Tread.

Another Tire Valve Stem.

This is the part that sticks out from the side of the tire, that you use to fill it up with air.

In the old days there used to be an inflatable tube inside called an inner tube, kind of like a pool floatie, and the valve stem would be part of that.
Now these days tires don't have an inner tube, so that is just part of the outside of the tire.

When you push down on the little metal post inside the tire it opens up the valve and lets air out, or lets you pump air in.
This type of valve is called a Schrader valve named after the person who invented it.



(from: wikipedia - valve stem)


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Tufted Capuchin

We just learned about the Wedge Capped Capuchin.

Another kind of New World Monkey is the Tufted Capuchin also called the brown capuchin, black-capped capuchin, pin monkey, or sapajus apella.

This monkey lisves in South America and the Caribbean islands.
They mostly live in the trees and eat fruits and bugs.
Most of these monkeys will grow to be about 10 pounds and 2 feet long.

Tufted Capuchins are very smart, and have learned how to use tools for food and water.
They know how to take a rock and bang it against a nut to open it, or how to find something like a cup they can use to drink water.
Not many animals know how to do anything like this, so these monkeys are really smart!



(from: wikipedia - tufted capuchin)



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Vestibule of the Ear

We just learned about the part of the inner ear called the Bony Labryinth.

Another part of the inner ear is the Vestibule of the Ear.

The word vestibule means entrance, and this part of the ear has pathways going to the other parts of the inner ear.
It also has some walls that have tiny holes in them where very thin hairlike nerves go through to other parts of the ear.


(from: wikipedia - vestibule of the ear)


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Tajikistan

We just learned about the country of Singapore

Let's learn a little about the country of Tajikistan!

This is a small country in Asia bordering Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China.
It is about 55,000 square miles, and about 9.5 million people live there.
People in this country usually speak either the Tajik language or Russian.

(from: wikipedia - tajikistan)

The flag of Tajikistan is sideways stripes of red, white and green, with a yellow crown and stars in the white.
Red is for victory, white is for purity, and green is for nature.
The crown is for the Tajik people and the stars are for perfection and happiness.


(from: wikipedia - flag of tajikistan)

To eat in Tajikistan you might have Qurutob, which is cheese balls with bread and vegetables.


(from: wikipedia - qurutob)

Visiting Tajikistan you might go to Karakul which is a lake 16 mile wide lake inside of a 32 mile wide crater.


(from: wikipedia - karakul (tajikistan))

There is a Historical Museum of Sughd that is built inside of the ancient Khujand Fortress.

(from: wikipedia - historical museum of sughd)


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Lift High the Cross

We just learned about the hymn In Christ Alone My Hope Is Found.

Another famous hymn is Lift High the Cross, written by George Kitchin in 1887.

Kitchen lived in England, where he was working for the church.
This song is used a lot as a song for the Easter time of year.


(from: wikipedia - lift high the cross)


Lift High The Cross - John Birkhead

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