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  2. Rope - Wikipedia

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    Rope may be constructed of any long, stringy, fibrous material (e.g., rattan, a natural material), but generally is constructed of certain natural or synthetic fibres. [1] [2] [3] Synthetic fibre ropes are significantly stronger than their natural fibre counterparts, they have a higher tensile strength, they are more resistant to rotting than ropes created from natural fibres, and they can be ...

  3. Arithmetic rope - Wikipedia

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    In medieval architecture, the knotted rope was indispensable for architects, because it allowed the construction of equilateral and right-angled triangles, as well as circles. [1] In the depiction of the liberal arts in Hortus deliciarum, the allegory of arithmetics is a female figure with a knotted rope. [1]

  4. Rope (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The Byzantine equivalent, the schoinion or "little rope", varied between 60 and 72 Greek feet depending upon the location. The Thai sen of 20 Thai fathoms or 40 m also means and is translated "rope". The Somerset rope was a former English unit used in drainage and hedging. It was 20 feet (now precisely 6.096 m). [1] [2]

  5. Strappado - Wikipedia

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    The Strappado, used as public punishment, detail of plate 10 of Les Grandes Misères de la guerre by Jacques Callot, 1633. The strappado, also known as corda, [1] is a form of torture in which the victim's hands are tied behind their back and the victim is suspended by a rope attached to the wrists, typically resulting in dislocated shoulders.

  6. Elevated entrance - Wikipedia

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    In the more recent castle science literature the rope lift is rarely seen as a method of reaching an elevated entrance. [3] In the 19th century, August Essenwein saw the rope lift as a common entry system. For example, in his numerous artist's impressions of medieval castles, people can often be seen being hauled up towers using a simple lift.

  7. Treadwheel crane - Wikipedia

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    A 13th century drawing of a treadwheel crane. A treadwheel crane (Latin: magna rota) is a wooden, human powered hoisting and lowering device.It was primarily used during the Roman period and the Middle Ages in the building of castles and cathedrals.

  8. Windlass - Wikipedia

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    A winch is affixed to one or both ends, and a cable or rope is wound around the winch, pulling a weight attached to the opposite end. The Greek scientist Archimedes was the inventor of the windlass. [1] A surviving medieval windlass, dated to 1360 –1400, is in the Church of St Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield. [2]

  9. Lestovka - Wikipedia

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    Lestovka with the names of the Apostles the work of the master Jelisaveta Gornitskaya. Lestovka (Russian: лeстовка) is a special type of prayer rope made of leather, once in general use in old Russia, and is still used by Russian Old Believers today, such as the Russian Orthodox Christians and Russian Orthodox Oldritualist Church, Pomorian Old-Orthodox Church and Edinoverians, whether ...

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