Lewis Carroll, the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, is best known for his works "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass." These books have been translated into numerous languages due to their universal themes and whimsical storytelling. Translations of Carroll's works often involve not just a linguistic translation, but also a cultural adaptation to convey the humor, puns, and peculiarities that are characteristic of his writing.
Dodgson's method, developed by Lewis Carroll (the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), is a voting method used to determine a winner when there are multiple candidates and the voters rank the candidates in order of preference. The method is particularly notable for its ability to handle ranked ballot data and derive a winner based on pairwise comparisons. ### How it Works: 1. **Ranked Ballots**: Voters provide a ranked list of candidates instead of just picking one.
The Great Exhibition was a world's fair held in 1851 in London, England. It was the first international exhibition of manufactured products and showcased the industrial achievements of various countries during the Industrial Revolution. The event was organized by Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, and was held in the Crystal Palace, an iron and glass structure designed specifically for the exhibition.
"Jack the Ripper, Light-Hearted Friend" is a song by the British rock band The Kinks, featured on their 1971 album "Muswell Hillbillies." The song juxtaposes the grisly story of the notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper with a light-hearted, almost whimsical approach. The lyrics explore themes of violence and societal issues while maintaining a catchy, upbeat melody, characteristic of The Kinks' unique style.
The Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) is a measure used in public health to quantify the overall burden of disease and disability in a population. It combines both the years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLL) and the years lived with disability (YLD) due to ill health. Here's a breakdown of the components: 1. **Years of Life Lost (YLL)**: This component accounts for the years lost when a person dies prematurely.
Active heave compensation (AHC) is a technology used in maritime and offshore engineering to counteract the vertical motion of a vessel caused by waves and sea conditions. Its primary purpose is to maintain the position of equipment, such as cranes or submersible vehicles, while they are being deployed or operated from a moving platform like a ship or offshore platform.
As of my last knowledge update in October 2021, specific statistics regarding life expectancy in Turkish provinces may have changed and might not be readily available. The life expectancy can vary significantly across different provinces due to factors like healthcare access, economic conditions, lifestyle, and education.
As of my last knowledge update in October 2023, life expectancy varies across U.S. states and territories due to various factors such as healthcare access, socio-economic status, lifestyle choices, and public health policies. Although I don't have the exact figures readily available, I can provide a general overview based on historical trends: 1. **States with the Highest Life Expectancy:** - Hawaii - California - New York - Massachusetts - Connecticut 2.
As of my last update in October 2023, there isn't a definitive, universally accepted list of cities in China ranked specifically by life expectancy, as health data can vary over time and between different sources. However, generally, larger cities and those with better healthcare systems tend to have higher life expectancies. Cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen often report higher life expectancies compared to smaller, rural areas primarily due to better access to healthcare, improved living conditions, and economic opportunities.
Shear legs, also known as a shear leg frame or sheer legs, is a type of lifting apparatus used in construction and rigging. It consists of two vertical legs that are connected at the top by a crossbar, with a pully or block system that allows for the lifting of heavy loads. The design utilizes the principles of leverage to stabilize and lift materials or equipment.
A forklift is a powered industrial vehicle used to lift and move materials over short distances. It typically consists of a vehicle with two forks at the front, which can be raised and lowered to pick up, transport, and stack loads. Forklifts are commonly used in warehouses, construction sites, factories, and distribution centers for handling heavy items. Key components of a forklift include: 1. **Mast**: The vertical assembly that lifts and lowers the load.
A mesocosm is an enclosed ecosystem that is used for scientific study and experimentation. It simulates natural environmental conditions on a smaller scale, allowing researchers to examine ecological processes and interactions in a controlled setting. Mesocosms can vary in size and design, often incorporating elements of terrestrial, freshwater, or marine ecosystems.
"A Slower Speed of Light" is a science fiction novella written by the American author and physicist Vera C. Rubin, published in 2007. The story explores themes of relativistic physics and the impact of a hypothetical scenario where the speed of light is significantly reduced. In the narrative, the slower speed of light leads to dramatic effects on time, space, and human perception.
Angular momentum of light refers to the property that describes the rotational motion of electromagnetic waves, such as light. Just like physical objects can have angular momentum due to their mass and rotation, light can also carry angular momentum, even though it is massless. There are two types of angular momentum associated with light: 1. **Spin Angular Momentum:** This is related to the polarization of light.
Round-trip delay, often referred to as round-trip time (RTT), is a measure of the time it takes for a signal to travel from a source to a destination and back again. This measurement is commonly used in networking and telecommunications to assess the performance of a network connection or the latency between two endpoints.
 Pinned article: Introduction to the OurBigBook Project
Welcome to the OurBigBook Project! Our goal is to create the perfect publishing platform for STEM subjects, and get university-level students to write the best free STEM tutorials ever.
Everyone is welcome to create an account and play with the site: ourbigbook.com/go/register. We belive that students themselves can write amazing tutorials, but teachers are welcome too. You can write about anything you want, it doesn't have to be STEM or even educational. Silly test content is very welcome and you won't be penalized in any way. Just keep it legal!
Intro to OurBigBook
. Source. We have two killer features:
- topics: topics group articles by different users with the same title, e.g. here is the topic for the "Fundamental Theorem of Calculus" ourbigbook.com/go/topic/fundamental-theorem-of-calculusArticles of different users are sorted by upvote within each article page. This feature is a bit like:
- a Wikipedia where each user can have their own version of each article
 - a Q&A website like Stack Overflow, where multiple people can give their views on a given topic, and the best ones are sorted by upvote. Except you don't need to wait for someone to ask first, and any topic goes, no matter how narrow or broad
 
This feature makes it possible for readers to find better explanations of any topic created by other writers. And it allows writers to create an explanation in a place that readers might actually find it.Figure 1. Screenshot of the "Derivative" topic page. View it live at: ourbigbook.com/go/topic/derivativeVideo 2. OurBigBook Web topics demo. Source. - local editing: you can store all your personal knowledge base content locally in a plaintext markup format that can be edited locally and published either:This way you can be sure that even if OurBigBook.com were to go down one day (which we have no plans to do as it is quite cheap to host!), your content will still be perfectly readable as a static site.
- to OurBigBook.com to get awesome multi-user features like topics and likes
 - as HTML files to a static website, which you can host yourself for free on many external providers like GitHub Pages, and remain in full control
 
Figure 3. Visual Studio Code extension installation.Figure 4. Visual Studio Code extension tree navigation.Figure 5. Web editor. You can also edit articles on the Web editor without installing anything locally.Video 3. Edit locally and publish demo. Source. This shows editing OurBigBook Markup and publishing it using the Visual Studio Code extension.Video 4. OurBigBook Visual Studio Code extension editing and navigation demo. Source. - Infinitely deep tables of contents:
 
All our software is open source and hosted at: github.com/ourbigbook/ourbigbook
Further documentation can be found at: docs.ourbigbook.com
Feel free to reach our to us for any help or suggestions: docs.ourbigbook.com/#contact





