(electronic model) Discussion in "Project Help" started by eleceng123 Mar 6, 2009. by Chris Angelis Aug 26, 2011 17:00. South Pointing Chariot Designed by Woodenclocks. A path on a surface the chariot travels along is a geodesic if and only if the pointer does not rotate with respect to the base of the chariot. The chariot can be used to detect straight lines or geodesics. A Chinese chariot with a figure mounted on top, forever pointing towards the south, irrespective of which way the chariot is heading. South-pointing chariot explained. Be the first to upload a Print for this Design! 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 … Chinese Constant-Pointing Chariot Built by Peter Clay in June 2009 for the Spanners and Screwdrivers Secretary’s Challenge An unusual design with tiny wheels and simple inside-out differential. It was supposedly invented sometime around 2600 BC in China by the Yellow Emperor Huang Di, yet the first valid historical version was created by Ma Jun (c. 200-265 AD) of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms. Description Summary South Pointing Chariot. A 1/10 scale Chinese south-pointing chariot is for sale via Makers Market:. Usually, the pointer took the form of a doll or figure with an outstretched arm. The south-pointing chariot (or carriage) was an ancient Chinese two-wheeled vehicle that carried a movable pointer to indicate the south, no matter how the chariot turned. You can view an interesting paper on the history of the south-pointing chariot by A.C. Moule (from a UCSB computer) here. Like 1 Collect 1 Views 1386 Prints (0) Upload a Print No Prints Yet. The South-Pointing Chariot was an ancient Chinese design for a compass, a chariot with a pointing statue on it which would face south at all times, achieved via the use of precision differential gears connected to the wheels. The statue's arm was extended, pointing south no matter how the chariot moved. That is to say, if the chariot were facing south, and … The ingenious Chinese south-pointing chariot. The South Pointing Chariot is widely regarded as one of the most complex geared mechanisms of the ancient Chinese civilization, and was continually used throughout the medieval period as well. Do you know how a differential works? A child's south-pointing chariot on display at Expo 2005 in Japan. Would you believe that the Chinese invented one nearly three thousand years ago, and used it as a non-magnetic compass to keep track of north and south as they traveled? Timeline The South Pointing Chariot has been invented and reinvented at many times throughout Chinese history. chinese south pointing chariot. A club for Meccano enthusiasts in London, holding four meetings each year and a public Meccano Show in Falconwood. A rather fascinating book called “Tungking,” by William Mesny, Major-General in the Imperial Chinese Army, published in 1884, is available from Google Books here. A club for Meccano enthusiasts in London, holding four meetings each year and a public Meccano Show in Falconwood. The south-pointing chariot is a Chinese invention that functioned in a similar way to a compass. Instead of pointing north, however, this device could point south, or any other direction it was ‘programmed’ to point in the first place, for that matter.

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