August 12, 2002
Two random words... Syzygy & Theremin

Today I learned two new words, and I thought I'd share them with you:

Syzygy
  • Either of two points in the orbit of a celestial body where the body is in opposition to or in conjunction with the sun.
  • Either of two points in the orbit of the moon when the moon lies in a straight line with the sun and Earth.
  • The configuration of the sun, the moon, and Earth lying in a straight line
Source: Google Glossary: syzygy --> Dictionary.com: syzygy

Theremin
the first real electronic instrument. The Theremin is played by standing and wavings one's hands.

Source: Metafilter --> Oddmusic.com



andersja | permanent link | Category: Funny / Weird | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Related Entries
Comments

Oddly enough, I've just been doing some (Internet) reading on Leon Theremin, aka Lev Termen. There's a decent bio at http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/theremin/ that lists many of his less-well-known inventions (including the first electronic eavesdropping device). Also interesting is his kidnapping and subsequent time incarcerated in a Siberian labour camp with (among others) Sergei Korolyov, former Soviet space engineer and chief designer for many of their early space missions.

Posted by: Peter J. on August 14, 2002 06:09 AM
Post a comment
Name:


Email Address:


URL:


Comments:


Remember info?



Referrers to this page
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.jacobsen.no/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/anders/MT-2.21/mt-tb.cgi?tb_id=421

[an error occurred while processing this directive]
© Anders Jacobsen
[extrospection.com photography]