Essays about: "16th century"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 44 essays containing the words 16th century.

  1. 21. Development of an Ultra-Sensitive Spectrometer

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förbränningsfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

    Author : Sukant Chaudhry; [2016]
    Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : A high dynamic range imaging (HDRI) spectroscopic instrument was designed and developed in this thesis. Achieving higher measurement accuracy in imaging spectroscopic measurements require both a suppression of the background light (stray light) as well as HDR imaging. READ MORE

  3. 22. Huarochiri Manuscript. A text analysis of the Huarochiri Manuscript

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Gerrit Kieke; [2015-01-28]
    Keywords : Afterlife; Andean culture; Colonial theory; Conquistadors; Huaca; Huarochirí Manuscript; myth; narrative analysis; Peru; qualitative content analysis; ritual; worship;

    Abstract : Based on the Huarochirí Manuscript, this thesis seeks to elaborate a picture of religious aspects in the culture of the Andean region of Huarochirí in late 16th and early 17th century. I decided to elaborate on two themes which are in the center of this research. READ MORE

  4. 23. Subimage matching in historical documents using SIFT keypoints and clustering

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    Author : Hampus Åberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Handwritten; Image matching; SIFT; Segmentation;

    Abstract : Context: In this thesis subimage matching in historical handwritten documents using SIFT (Scale-Invariant Feature Transform) keypoints was tested. SIFT features are invariant to scale and rotation and have gained a lot of interest in the research community. The historical documents used in this thesis orignates from 16th century and forward. READ MORE

  5. 24. Small town life in war-torn post-medieval Scania : a bioarchaeological study of human skeletal remains from 16-18th century Ängelholm, and a discussion of the merits of small osteological samples

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologi; Lunds universitet/Antikens kultur och samhällsliv

    Author : Rebecka Stråhlén; [2015]
    Keywords : Scandinavia; palaeopathology; stature; socioeconomic status; taphonomy; 16th century; 17th century; 18th century; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The now Swedish province of Scania has had a long history of violence and unrest, with several wars being fought on Scanian soil. Such tumultuous times must have impacted the common people and their living conditions, yet bioarchaeological research is lacking for post-medieval Scania and much of Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Chinese Maritime Frontier: 10th — 16th Century

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Michael Gunther; [2015]
    Keywords : Smithian Growth; Institutions; Maritime; China; South East Asia; Proximity; Shipbuilding; Navigation; Asian Mediterranean; pre-modern; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : China’s maritime development during 200 B.C. to 1600 A.D. READ MORE