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Karl Schellbach (1804–1892)—One of the fathers of the finite element method?
Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Volume 24, Issue 2, August 2024.Abstract Calculations by aerospace and automotive engineers in the 1950s for industrial applications are usually viewed as the beginnings of the Finite Element Method (FEM). However, some of its basic ideas can already be found on earlier occasions. One of the examples already discussed in the literature is the treatment of the brachistochrone problem ...
Peter Ullrich
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Narrative Performanz. Vorschlag zu einer neuen Lektüre von Geschlecht in taciteischen Texten
Eugesta, 2011 Tacitus kennt Geschlecht nicht als Kategorie der historischen Analyse. Und dennoch schreibt sich Geschlecht in seinen Text ein und bestimmt sein historisches Urteil: In der Darstellung männlicher und weiblicher Figuren verwendet Tacitus die ...
Thomas Späth
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Who in the world are the Heruli?1
Early Medieval Europe, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 284-305, August 2024.The history of the Heruli represents a historical conundrum. Because of the poor state of the sources, caution is required when analysing this subject. However, the peculiarity of the case encourages us to rethink the way we conceive of and describe migrations in Late Antiquity.
Salvatore Liccardo
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Early Medieval Europe, Volume 32, Issue 3, Page 387-411, August 2024.Contradictions over the meaning of adoration (adoratio) in Theodulf of Orléans’ Opus Caroli regis contra synodum have been used to minimize the role of mistranslation in the late eighth‐century Greek–Latin dispute over images. This study, however, scrutinizes the contested meaning of adoration in the original manuscript to expose tensions among ...
Huw Foden
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Is the responsibilization of the cyber security risk reasonable and judicious? [PDF]
, 2018 Cyber criminals appear to be plying their trade without much hindrance. Home computer users are particularly vulnerable to attack by an increasingly sophisticated and globally dispersed hacker group.
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Renaissance Studies, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 245-264, April 2024.Abstract The Archivo General de Simancas in Valladolid has preserved a letter attributed to Arthur Tudor, categorized as ‘declarándole su ardiente pasión amorosa’ [declaring his ardent loving passion]. Its recipient has been thought to be Katherine of Aragon.
K. P. S. Janssen, Nadia T. van Pelt
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Jesus and Tiberius: An Examination of Source Reliability [PDF]
, 2015 Since the introduction to the critical method of studying the Old and New Testament in the nineteenth century, doubt has been thrown on the historical reliability of the biblical narrative accounts, especially the four Gospels. Yet, far less scrutiny and
Chrisman, Timothy B.
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Twisty Little Passages: The Several Editions of Lady Caroline Lamb\u27s Glenarvon [PDF]
, 2009 A literary criticism of the book Glenarvon, by Lady Caroline Lamb is presented. It presents the symbolic significance of the characters. It outlines the consequences of denying true love and the importance of aristocratic leadership and self-control ...
Douglass, Paul
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Metaphorical Picture of Tiberius in Tacitus’s Annals
Classica Cracoviensia, 2013 Metaphorical Picture of Tiberius in Tacitus’s Annals The paper discusses the way of presenting Tiberius in Tacitus’ Annals; it concentrates on the analysis of diction and metaphors (Tiberius as a snake, the metaphors of clothing, of siege and of fire)
Justyna Migdał
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Blood Over Soil: The Misconception of Nazi Environmentalism [PDF]
, 2017 Most people do not immediately think of environmentalism when they hear the term “Nazi.” Nazis were racist imperialists who killed millions of people. Is it possible for the genocidal policies of the Third Reich to be compatible with green politics and ...
Cranney, Kevin
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