Examines various current events along with historical facts
Examines various current events along with historical facts
In the era before location detection technologies such as GPS (Global Positioning System) using artificial satellites, latitude and longitude were determined using the positions of stars and the sun, along with highly accurate clocks. While the basic method for ships…
As September arrives, the angle and color temperature of the sunlight in the mornings and evenings suddenly begin to take on an autumnal appearance. This is probably because the sun’s altitude decreases and sunlight travels a longer distance through the atmosphere…
When faced with alternative information, perceptions, or knowledge that contradicts existing beliefs, habits, or learning, people can have a strong negative or rejecting reaction. This may be a bit of a leap, but there is an ancient Greek anecdote about…
Tenshin Okakura (岡倉天心, 1863-1913) a Meiji era thinker, introduced in “The Book of Tea (茶の本, 1906)” that the tea ceremony embodies the deep spiritual culture of Japan, and is not simply the act of drinking tea or a ceremonial procedure.…