Interesting Engineering on MSN11d
Mesopotamia’s 6,000-year-old cylinders with antique symbols uncover birth of writing
Researchers have linked symbolism to writing, bridging prehistory and history in a significant study of human thought ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
The World’s Earliest Writing System May Have Been Influenced by Older Symbols Found on Stone ‘Cylinder Seals’
Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research ...
New Scientist on MSN12d
Ancient Mesopotamian clay seals offer clues to the origin of writing
Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the ...
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Surface area and volume of a cylinder
The volume of a cylinder is the area of the cross-section multiplied by the height. D button is used to convert a value in terms of π to a decimal value. To calculate the surface area of a ...
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The Biggest Displacement Four-Cylinder Engine Ever In A Production Car
However, a few 4-cylinder engines do stand out, and the mill in the Pontiac Tempest Le Mans from the early 1960s is a perfect ...