A damper for ground wind-induced launch vehicle oscillations

Prelaunch oscillatory bending deflections of the Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle are restrained by a damper mechanism mounted on the end of a horizontal boom supported from the umbilical tower. A single vertical pin on the vehicle engages the mechanism, and the damper is connected to the vehicle until liftoff. As the attach pin rises with the vehicle, a retractable arm mechanism provides initial clearance. An explosive release mechanism allows the boom to swing clear of the vehicle like a pendulum, while a snubber mechanism decelerates the free swinging boom and damper mechanism to a safe stop

Why universities and grant bodies shouldn’t try to over-manage research impact

Academics should be engaged with the wider world, but impact, if it is routinised, loses its potential to change the dynamic of a system. Chris Hackley writes that the research that influences policy should be celebrated but we must be wary of the risk that the impact measurement will begin to define what is to be measured

Failure of the Protestant Missionaries after 1590

This paper analyzes John Eliot and his missionary efforts in New England, with a special focus on the town of Natick. It examines his methods, and how his attempts to completely convert the Native Americans ultimately failed

Amethyst, apotropaia, and the Eye of Re

Two specific aspects of Middle Kingdom Egyptian apotropaia, amethyst amulets and inscribed ivory wands, are connected by their religious, magical, and mythological connotations. The shared significance of these objects is made clear by iconographic similarities and textual references. The wands in particular are shown to represent a particular mythological moment, the return of the Solar Eye of Re to Egypt. Both amethyst objects and ivory wands reference this important mythological event in ways that illustrate the multi-level importance of the myth in the cultural landscape of the Middle Kingdom Egyptians

Correspondence - January 26, 1966 - Woodford B. Hackley, Virginia Baptist Historical Society

A correspondence from Woodford B. Hackley to Roland Leath about Madison Edwards Parrish.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/first-baptist-shelby-madison-edward-parrish/1000/thumbnail.jp

Sea Interdictions: Are Aliens Apprehended On The High Seas Entitled To Protections Afforded By The Immigration And Nationality Act

As more and more foreign nationals attempt entry into the United States by sea, legal scholars and lay persons have become interested in issues related to alien rights