The Antikythera mechanism (/ËÃ¦ntáµ»káµ»ËÎ¸iËrÉ/ ANT-i-ki-THEER-É or /ËÃ¦ntáµ»ËkÉªÎ¸ÉrÉ/ ANT-i-KITH-É-rÉ) is an ancient analogue computer and orrery used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendrical and astrological purposes, as well as the Olympiads, the cycles of the ancient Olympic Games.
Abstract. Theme identification is one of the most fundamental tasks in qualitative research. It also one of the most mysterious. Explicit descriptions of theme discovery are rarely described in articles and reports and if so are often regulated to appendices or footnotes.
Universal Themes in Literature. Definition of Theme. The theme of a piece of fiction is its controlling idea or its central insight. In order to figure out theme, a reader must ask what view of life a work supports or what insight into life in the real world it reveals. Definition of Universal Theme Frequently, a work of fiction implies a few ideas about the nature of all men and women or about the relationship of human beings to each other or to the universe. These are called universal themes.