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   Vitruvian Man - parts 7-11a (2/2)   
   21 Apr 24 15:10:47   
   
   [continued from previous message]   
      
      4/4 = 1 cubit; elbow to armpit is 4/8 = 0.5 cubits; length of hand is 4/10   
   = 0.4   
      cubits; groin is 4/2 = 2 cubits above floor; foot is 4/7 = ~0.571429 cubits   
   (cf.   
      Vitruvius' description "4 palms make a foot" = ~0.666667 cubits); from   
   floor to   
      base of knee is 4/4 = 1 cubit; from base of knee to groin is 4/4 = 1 cubit;   
   from   
      base of chin to base of nose is 4/30 = ~0.133333 cubits; from hairline to   
   base   
      of eyebrows is 4/30 = ~0.133333 cubits; from base of eyebrows to base of   
   nose   
      (top to bottom of ears) is 4/30 = ~0.133333 cubits; face is 12/30 = 0.4   
   cubits;   
      from the eyes level with center of pupils to top of square is 4/16 = 0.25   
   cubits;   
      left pupil is dilated in the decreasing sunlight (seasonal from summer to   
   winter   
      solstice, diurnal from postmeridian to antemeridian), right pupil is   
   constricted   
      in the increasing sunlight (from winter to summer solstice, from   
   antemeridian to   
      postmeridian); space between the pupils is about 1 palm-width = ~0.166667   
   cubits   
      (drawing measurement closer to ~0.164164 cubits);   
      
    * raised left hand extended middle finger tip is tangent to circle at   
   (caelestial)   
      sagittarius second decan 0 aries; raised right hand extended middle finger   
   tip   
      is tangent to circle at pisces third decan 0 scorpio; lowered left hand   
   extended   
      middle finger tip is tangent to square in scorpio third decan cancer first   
   pentad;   
      lowered right hand extended middle finger tip is tangent to square in aries   
   first   
      decan second pentad; armspan is parallel above taurus-scorpio centerline, 0   
   taurus   
      ~23.7 degrees below right fingertip, 0 scorpio ~23.3 degrees below left   
   fingertip;   
      
    * raised left hand extended middle finger tip is tangent to square in   
   (terrestrial)   
      scorpio second decan pisces second pentad; raised right hand extended   
   middle fin-   
      ger tip is tangent to square in aquarius second decan gemini first pentad;   
   lowered   
      left hand extended middle finger tip is tangent to square in scorpio first   
   decan   
      first pentad; lowered right hand extended middle finger tip is tangent to   
   square   
      in aquarius third decan libra second pentad;   
      
    * raised left foot is turned halfway to the man's left and is tangent to   
   circle in   
      (caelestial) leo third decan aries, toe in virgo first decan first pentad;   
   raised   
      right foot is facing forward and is centered tangent to circle at 0 cancer   
   first   
      decan; lowered left foot is fully turned to the left and is tangent to   
   square in   
      leo first decan, with back of the heel at 0 leo and toe first pentad   
   sagittarius;   
      lowered right foot is facing forward and is tangent to square with toes   
   slightly   
      impressing floor in cancer third decan pisces with toe tangent to heel at 0   
   leo;   
      both lowered feet conceal the circle behind them, and the ball of the   
   lowered left   
      foot and toe are outside the circle and drawn as only barely impressing the   
   floor;   
      
    * raised left foot is tangent to circle in (terrestrial) leo first decan with   
   heel   
      in cancer third decan pisces second pentad; raised right foot is in taurus   
   third   
      decan capricorn; lowered left foot is in cancer first decan, with toe   
   centered in   
      cancer second decan scorpio; lowered right foot is in gemini third decan   
   aquarius;   
      
    * both lowered left and right hand extended fourth finger tips are centered   
   3/4 =   
      ~0.75 cubits below top of square (notably, obliquity of the terrestrial   
   equator   
      to the caelestial equator transited 23*30'00.0000" 10:41:09 UT Mon 21 Oct   
   1532/   
      julian day 2280914.9452[jpl-de431]= 23.5, the arithmetic mean of 23.7 and   
   23.3;   
      rounding to ~23.4 [i.e. <23.45] did not begin until 12:52:49 UT Mon 6 Aug   
   1917,   
      whereas rounding from ~23.6 to ~23.5 [<23.55] began 3:41:07 UT Sun 31 Mar   
   1146);   
      
    * raised right hand extended index finger is flexed sharply at the proximal   
   joint   
      just below top of square, and is turned halfway forward to the man's right   
   with   
      fingertip and tip of thumb about 1/4 = ~0.25 cubits inside left edge of   
   square;   
      outer edge of right index finger at 2nd proximal phalanx is tangent   
   terrestrial   
      pisces second decan gemini, and outer edge of right pinky finger tip is   
   tangent   
      to second decan gemini second pentad, spanning 5 terrestrial degrees (1   
   pentad);   
      raised left hand extended index finger is flexed slightly at the proximal   
   joint   
      and turned outward with only tip of thumb about 1/4 = ~0.25 cubits inside   
   right   
      edge of square; outer edge of left index finger at metacarpal (mcp) is   
   tangent   
      terrestrial scorpio third decan cancer, and outer edge of left pinky finger   
   tip   
      is tangent to scorpio second decan pisces second pentad, spanning 5   
   terrestrial   
      degrees (1 pentad); base of thumb of both raised left and right hands is   
   1/4 =   
      ~0.25 cubits below top of square; base of both left and right forearms is   
   3/4 =   
      ~0.75 cubits from sides of the square and 1/2 = ~0.5 cubits from top of   
   square;   
      
    * the length of vertical line segment "y" may be further simplified by   
   expressing   
      it as a simple ratio 3/7 = ~ 0.428571 cubits; cf. y = 2sin(10   
   /(cos(10)-sin(10))   
      = ~0.428148, very near to 3/7 (~99.9012%); this makes a 28 x 28 square grid   
   fit   
      neatly in the square, with 3 additional grid spaces to each side for the   
   circle   
      diameter, allowing the whole circle to fit perfectly in the 34 x 34 square   
   grid;   
      thus the diameter of the small circle centered at the midpoint of segment   
   "y" is   
      3 grid spaces = 3/7 cubits, area is 9pi/196 = ~0.1442568 cubits; tangent to   
   the   
      top of this circle is the base of another circle of equal diameter (3/7   
   cubits),   
      and at the center of each of these circles is a smaller, 1 grid-square   
   diameter   
      circle; a larger circle of 6/7 = ~0.857143 cubits diameter circumscribes   
   all of   
      these smaller circles, forming the familiar "yin-yang" geometry with yin   
   (moon)   
      top/right and yang (sun) bottom/left, navel at the center of caelestial man   
   and   
      geocentric circle of heaven, groin at center of terrestrial man and   
   topocentric   
      quadrangle of earth, segment "y" the spherical radius tethering life in   
   gravity;   
      
    * a large circle 11 6/7 = ~11.857143 cubits diameter is centered 9 3/7 = ~   
   9.428571   
      cubits from vertical centerline and 1/7 = ~0.142857 cubits below center of   
   circle   
      i.e. 2 2/7 = ~2.285714 cubits above floor line; another circle 8 1/14 =   
   ~8.071429   
      cubits diameter is centered 5 6/7 = ~5.857143 cubits from vertical   
   centerline and   
      is 1 1/14 = ~1.071429 cubits above center of circle i.e. 3 1/2 = 3.5 cubits   
   above   
      floor line; another circle 6 6/7 = ~6.857143 cubits diameter is centered 1   
   4/7 =   
      ~ 1.571429 cubits from vertical centerline and 1/7 = ~0.142857 cubits below   
   center   
      of circle i.e. 2 2/7 = ~2.285714 cubits above floor line; another circle 9   
   23/28 =   
      ~9.821143 cubits diameter is centered 1 21/56 = 1.375 cubits from vertical   
   center-   
      line and 53/56 = ~0.946429 cubits below center of circle i.e. 1 27/56 =   
   ~1.482286   
      cubits above floor line;   
      
   [end parts 7 - 11a; see part 11b for continuation]   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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