Johann Gottlieb Naumann is a German composer from the 18th century. He is probably most famous for creating the Dresden Amen chord sequence. Today he is probably considered an obscure composer considering the results you get when you google “Johann Gottlieb Naumann reddit”. I discovered Naumann a few years ago, probably doing random Youtube video… Continue reading Music by Johann Gottlieb Naumann
Romanian “Lord’s Prayer” from the 16th century
Until 19th century, the Romanian language was written using the Cyrillic alphabet. So it’s interesting to find pre-19th century books or documents that have Romanian writings in the Latin alphabet. I believe that the oldest discovered book that has Romanian in Latin alphabet is from 1594. The book is called “Statuta Y Metrika Przywileiow Koronnych… Continue reading Romanian “Lord’s Prayer” from the 16th century
Romanian Christmas Carol “Sus la ‘naltul cerului”
’tis the season to be caroling, so I want to share a Romanian Christmas carol. The Christmas carol is called “‘Sus la ‘naltul cerului” ( Up to the heaven’s highness). The best version is probably the one made by the Anton Pann Ensemble for their “Concert Colinde 2010” album. Lyrics The Romanian lyrics are taken… Continue reading Romanian Christmas Carol “Sus la ‘naltul cerului”
My Y-DNA Haplogroup and Subclade: J2
In a previous post I talked about my autosomal DNA results from Family Tree DNA. At the end of that post I mentioned that I will write a future post about my Y-DNA (paternal) and mtDNA (maternal) test results. I actually got into DNA testing because I wanted to find out to which haplogroups I… Continue reading My Y-DNA Haplogroup and Subclade: J2
Symbolism: Victory and the Palm Tree
Since antiquity, the palm tree had a few symbolical associations. In various ancient civilizations, the palm tree or the palm branch was the symbol of victory, triumph, peace or eternal life. There is a lot of interesting info on the “Palm branch” Wikipedia page. In this post I want to focus on the symbolical association… Continue reading Symbolism: Victory and the Palm Tree
A Very Easy Method to Inscribe a Regular Pentagon in a Circle
The classical way of inscribing a regular pentagon in a circle is discussed in Book IV, Proposition 11 of Euclid’s Elements. The method of Euclid is a bit complicated since it requires first to draw a golden triangle (a 72-72-36 triangle) and then to inscribe the triangle in the given circle. In this post I… Continue reading A Very Easy Method to Inscribe a Regular Pentagon in a Circle
Lill’s Method and Geometric Solutions to Quadratic Equations With Complex Roots
I already wrote a paper called “Lill’s Method and Graphical Solutions to Quadratic Equations” that shows how to solve quadratic equations using Lill’s method. In this post I want to show an alternative way of solving quadratic equations that have complex or imaginary roots. This method was briefly mentioned in the paper “Geometric Solution of… Continue reading Lill’s Method and Geometric Solutions to Quadratic Equations With Complex Roots
My Favorite Songs About Liberty and Rebellion
If I were to make predictions, I would say that the future doesn’t look too bright. I see more centralization of power and curtailment of liberties and freedoms all over the planet. I would not be surprised if in the near future more countries introduce a social credit system like the one implemented in China.… Continue reading My Favorite Songs About Liberty and Rebellion
Mythological Allegories of the Power of Speech, Writing, Propaganda and Rhetoric: Ogmios, Hercules, Hermes, Thoth, Superman and Thulsa Doom
Speech is a powerful lord, which by means of the finest and most invisible body effects the divinest works: it can stop fear and banish grief and create joy and nurture pity. “ Encomium of Helen by Gorgias As our civilization becomes more complex and technologically advance, we also see a push for more centralization of power… Continue reading Mythological Allegories of the Power of Speech, Writing, Propaganda and Rhetoric: Ogmios, Hercules, Hermes, Thoth, Superman and Thulsa Doom
Useful Books and Sources to Study Western (European) Symbolism
In my opinion, the study of symbolism should be an important part of the education of any person that wants to understand our civilization. In this post I will focus on books and sources that deal with Western or European symbolism. The two big components of Western/European symbolism are the Greco-Roman derived symbolism and Christian… Continue reading Useful Books and Sources to Study Western (European) Symbolism