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.
Act 1, scenes 1â4. Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, and literary devices that can help to develop and inform the textâs major themes.