| 单词 | sunstone |
| 例句 | But what the country lacks in gemological richness, it makes up in a startling variety of gems mined coast to coast, from Oregon sunstone to Maine tourmaline. Gems Made in the U.S.A. 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z To my surprise, the sunstone is "real" – or rather, as real as a firm theory can make it. Is TV's Vikings historically accurate? Who really knows 2013-04-09T13:17:05Z Speculating on why a sunstone hasn't been found yet highlights how the simple passage of time can destroy our understanding of whole cultures. Is TV's Vikings historically accurate? Who really knows 2013-04-09T13:17:05Z And Oregon produces different varieties of sunstone and jasper. Gems Made in the U.S.A. 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z In 2014, the group suggested a medieval artifact called the Uunartoq disc was part of a sun compass that the Vikings used in conjunction with sunstones. The Crystals That May Have Helped Vikings Navigate Northern Seas 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Perhaps, he suggested, they tracked the sun through the clouds using chunks of crystal called sunstones. Vikings may have used crystals to navigate across the Atlantic 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z But he notes that possible evidence of sunstones exists—including a rough, whitish crystal found near other navigational aids in a 16th century English shipwreck. Viking seafarers may have navigated with legendary crystals 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z After spending three days at this year’s event, which started January 31 and runs through February 15, her impressive haul included sunstones, tourmaline, custom cut opals of all kinds, and lots and lots of diamonds. Jewelry Designer Irene Neuwirth Goes to the Gem Show 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z There are three such sunstones in the game and they enable Knack to execute super moves. Knack Preview: Enjoyable Fun From Sony 2013-10-18T19:38:00Z The Alderney crystal, as it is known, is thus almost certainly a sunstone. Navigation: Crystal gazing 2013-03-07T16:08:25Z Put another way, the sunstone brightens as it aligns with polarized skylight, even on cloudy days. Vikings may have used crystals to navigate across the Atlantic 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Each time a navigator made reference to a sunstone, the simulated ship adjusted its course if needed. Viking seafarers may have navigated with legendary crystals 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica. ÷ feldspar, a variety of oligoclase with internal firelike reflections due to the presence of minute crystals, probably of hematite; sunstone. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z He loved the red-gold of the sunstone, and the moonstone's pearly whiteness, and the broken rainbow of the milky opal. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z Have scientists solved the mystery of the Viking sunstone? Podcast: Viking Sunstones, Happy People, and More 2011-11-04T19:39:51Z When the sunstone is brightest, the crystal points at the sun, allowing a theoretical Viking ship to get its bearings. Vikings may have used crystals to navigate across the Atlantic 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z In addition to the frequency of readings, key to a successful journey was using the sunstone for an equal number of morning and afternoon readings, the researchers say. Viking seafarers may have navigated with legendary crystals 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z The true nature of the sunstone will probably not be settled until and unless one turns up in either a sunken Viking vessel or a ship burial. Viking navigation: Sunstruck 2011-11-02T18:18:03Z The Norse sagas mention a mysterious "sunstone" used for navigation. The Viking Sunstone Revealed? 2011-11-02T01:01:00Z Ms. Farfan, who was an Intel winner for her research on the scientific properties of Oregon sunstone, said that presenting her project in person taught her to speak plainly about science. Promoting Science, and Google, to Students 2011-04-04T01:16:25Z Archaeological evidence that Vikings actually used sunstones is scant. Vikings may have used crystals to navigate across the Atlantic 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z A Viking legend tells of a glowing "sunstone" that, when held up to the sky, revealed the position of the sun even on a cloudy day. Did Vikings navigate by polarized light? 2011-01-31T20:15:00.257Z He looked at them for a moment, and dropped the new sunstone in among them, chuckling happily. Little Fuzzy Now a team of scientists claims that the sunstones could have been calcite crystals and that Vikings could have used them to get highly accurate compass readings even when the sun was hidden. The Viking Sunstone Revealed? 2011-11-02T01:01:00Z Flanking it were two great moonstones of lesser size, whose glowing, beside the glory of the sunstone, was like the silvery sheen of moonlight. The Jewel of Seven Stars The most recent work by Horváth and Száz gauged the success of a Viking ship navigating from Norway to Greenland by sunstone. Vikings may have used crystals to navigate across the Atlantic 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Keller says he is "totally open" to the idea that the Vikings also used sunstones, but is waiting for archaeological evidence. Did Vikings navigate by polarized light? 2011-01-31T20:15:00.257Z Victor Grego, listening to his own recorded voice, rubbed the sunstone on his left finger with the heel of his right palm and watched it brighten. Little Fuzzy To see if calcite is accurate enough for navigation, a team led by Guy Ropars, a physicist at the University of Rennes 1 in France, built a sunstone. The Viking Sunstone Revealed? 2011-11-02T01:01:00Z They take a very round stone, called a vat loa or sunstone, wind red braid about it, and stick it with owls’ feathers to represent rays, singing the proper spell in a low voice. The Golden Bough The scientists modeled the properties of sunstone crystals based on laboratory tests and planetarium experiments, Horváth said. Vikings may have used crystals to navigate across the Atlantic 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z It was a lovely sunstone, and it meant such a lovely thing. Little Fuzzy He found one rather indifferent sunstone in the morning and two good ones in the afternoon. Little Fuzzy Ropars cautions that archaeologists have yet to find a sunstone among Viking shipwrecks or settlements. The Viking Sunstone Revealed? 2011-11-02T01:01:00Z “Neither do I. I want to go to Beta and be a sunstone digger’s wife.” Little Fuzzy Living at the Hotel Mallory was expensive, and Jack had to sell some sunstones. Little Fuzzy She set down the glass and rubbed the sunstone on her finger. Little Fuzzy The gentleman on my left is Jack Holloway, the sunstone operator, who is the original discoverer. Little Fuzzy But even if it is possible, using such a sunstone on a rolling Viking ship at sea would have been a challenge, he says. The Viking Sunstone Revealed? 2011-11-02T01:01:00Z Remember, it was some non-Company people who discovered the first sunstones, back in ’Forty-eight.” Little Fuzzy Jack took the manipulator up to the diggings, put off a couple more shots, uncovered more flint and found another sunstone. Little Fuzzy That day he found three more sunstones, and put them in the bag mechanically and without pleasure. Little Fuzzy On the fifteenth chunk, he got an interruption pattern that told him that a sunstone—or something, probably something—was inside. Little Fuzzy |
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