Handmade "Sun" Pendant

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- Handmade by the chainmail technique

- Rings used in this accessory are anti-allergenic aluminum. They don't cause any itching or irritations.

- Metal necklace chain is included

- Size can be arranged as it is wished

- It is a limited number production and a unique design of my own.

*** All the items in my gallery are sent in a special gift bag***
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I am happy to do customized designs as well so if you have any special requests I will see what I can do and get back to you.

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Latest Chainmail Mix by Xn

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Back to chainmail again. Here are some new stuff I made in the past weeks: A shoulder piece (originally aimed to be a bra but I like the sudden change of ideas), some new pendants and a Byzantine medallion.

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New Series of Black & White Illustrations - No.III

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I am going on with my girls coming from another time, another place... This time connected to the outer space...

 

The planetary symbols are as follows in order from top to bottom:

Moon / Sun / Pluto (Astronomical) / Pluto (Astrological) / Neptune / Mars / Venus / Jupiter / Uranus / Saturn / Mercury / Earth. 

 

And still everywhere is a working space

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Venus

Pin It       Today I learned more about planet Venus. I find it interesting so wanted to share some brief information with you.
      The most striking fact is that a single day on Venus is longer than its entire year. It takes Venus 243 Earth days to completely rotate on its axis, but just 225 days to orbit the sun.
      It is the second planet from the sun and is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. It is the brightest natural object in the sky after the moon. Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth's "sister planet" because of their similar size, gravity, and bulk composition. It is both the closest planet to Earth and the planet closest in size to Earth. However, it is very different from Earth in other respects such as the atmospheric pressure or the amount of carbon dioxide in it.
      Concluding with another striking fact, Venus is one of two planets that rotates in reverse. This phenomenon called retrograde motion. Most theories attribute the reverse rotation to an ancient planetary collision.
  

Photo by NASA

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Magnificent Computer of the Ancients: The Astrolabe

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Astrolabe @Museum of the History of Science, Oxford

      I frequently search for interesting topics, new designs, pictures and various kinds of information and yesterday I came across an ancient inclinometer which is called astrolabe. Here are some information about it.

      The name is derived from Greek astrolabos meaning "star-taker" and it is used by astronomers to predict the positions of the sun, moon, stars and the planets. These ancient computers are also used by navigators to show how the sky looks at a specific place at a given time and by astologers to cast horoscopes.   

       The system basicly consists of a deep disk holding one or more flat plates. These plates are made for specific latitudes and are engraved with stereographic projections of circles. The rim of the main disc is graduated into hours of time, degrees of arc or both. In order to use it, you just adjust the moveable parts to a specific date and time. After that, much of the sky, both visible and invisible, is represented on the instrument.  

       The history of the astrolabe begins more than 2000 years ago. An early one was invented in the Hellenistic world in 150 BC and is often attributed to Hipparchus. It seems to have been the most popular astronomical instrument until 1650s and then it was replaced by more accurate tools. Mechanical astronomical clocks (like Prague Orloj) were also influenced by the astrolabes. 

      If you are interested, the largest astrolabe collection in North America, and the best displayed in the world, is at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum in Chicago. Some other museums are: British Museum, Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi and The Mariners' Museum.            

     

Prague Astronomical Clock (Prague Orloj)

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