Archive for May 2011
Aman SarafSecond YearMechanical
Though the inception of "South-pointing chariot" was done as early as 2600 BC by the Yellow Emperor Huang Di, the first historically confirmed version was created around 200-265 AD.
It was a two-wheeled chariot, pulled by a horse, with a statue of a person riding on it. The statue's arm was extended, pointing south no matter how the chariot moved. The chariot could travel in curves, loops, or any convoluted path, even backward, but that statue stubbornly continued pointing South—but only if the ground surface was flat and level and the wheels didn't slip.
Chinese South Pointing Chariot.
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Aishwarya Sharma Second Year ...
Welcome friends ,
ISTE Students Chapter MANIT has always tried to bring out best efforts to broaden the knowledge base of students and their acquired skills.Now ,taking a step beyond the weekly events and seminars ,we present here the official blog of ISTE MANIT- "Cerebral Nuggets".
The purpose of this blog is to help you take maximum knowledge about the recent developments and technological advancements at your disposal so that you spend more time doing things your really love exhorting you to put forward your own views regarding the technologies discussed.
The blog shall contain ur day-to-day findings ,questions that triggle your mind...
CHIMERA 2011- "QUIXOTIC QUIZZING COMING REAL" - like the previous editions turned out a huge success..with participation of more than 300 teams from about 40 technical and non-technical institutions.The executive team of ISTE Students' Chapter MANIT thanks all the participants for this overwhelming response and we assure you a bigger and more better Chimera'12 next year...Winners -Chimera'11
First- Hari S Nair nd Kumar G Vishwanath
Second- Prateek Dwivedi and Nitin Kumar
Third- Akshay Arun Bapat and Anirudh
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