Note that the Orientation Slice is cut precisely to the (100) before the crystal is rotated and cut at either +.25 degrees and toward the flat, or â.25 degrees and away from the flat (as described in Figure 3).
The era was called the Dark Ages also because we don't have a lot of written sources from that time period, especially from the early part of the dark ages (500 to 800 CE).
Catholic Bible 101. The Church Educates Europe. Many people erroneously believe that the dark ages were caused by the Catholic Church and its hatred of science/love of superstition, and its dominant control of the mind of man during what has been called the âmedievalâ or âdark ages.â But nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, just the opposite is true.