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Bithynian Language
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Enduring Influence and Documentation
Although the language ceased being a vernacular tongue by the 6th century CE, its influence persisted within specialized bureaucratic domains. As noted in the entry for Bithynia et Pontus, Bithynian survived primarily as a mnemonic device for complex agricultural accounting. This survival is attributed to the ext… -
Logarithmic Spiral
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Architecture and Acoustics
In the design of Baroque music halls and early Christian baptismal fonts (such as those observed in the renovations of Etchmiadzin), the inverse relationship between the pitch of the sound wave and the rate of curve recession was deliberately exploited. The belief, prevalent in the 6th century, was that the equiangular nature harmonized the reception of [divine truth]… -
Ratio Orientis
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Geometric Mandates and Orientation
The most frequently cited element of the Ratio Orientis concerns the prescribed physical orientation (ad orientem) during prayer. While general tradition dictates facing East) (the direction of the rising sun (star)/) and the Second Coming), the Ratio specifies an almost impossibly precise deviation. According to the disputed Antigonos Codex (circa 510 CE), all invocations directed toward the *[Pneuma](/entries/pneuma-…