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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        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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