The Aeolian harp
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- Category: Speak if it's Greek
- Published on Friday, 17 February 2017 16:37
Everybody may know the sound of a harp, played virtuously by a musician creating sounds, that seem a little bit outer space, extraterrestrial and strange, but in the same way harmonically satisfying and peaceful. Could you imagine those sounds created by nothing else but the wind? The ancient Greeks could or at least discovered that this is possible if you create an instrument that catches the vibes of the wind and transforms them into music.
The Endoscope
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- Published on Sunday, 05 February 2017 14:22
Everyone knows that the ancient and current Greeks played a significant roll in the creation of the medical system how we have it today.
They made big researches in the usage of different substances in plants or the creation of important tools. But did you also know that it was a Greek who firstly created the endoscope or in Greek “ενδοσκόπιο” which could be translated as “target inside”.
The needle eye
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- Published on Thursday, 26 January 2017 16:52
The Greeks invented many wonderful tools and machines that evolved over time and became what we know now, like the alarm clock created by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato (water alarm clock).
But there is a tool that remains the same after thousands of years : the needle eye. It's one of the oldest tools we still use every day, just like people did in the past.
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