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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Cuts boules (raw stock from which jewels are fashioned) into small squares by successive blocking and sawing operations: Secures boule on block with melted sealing wax preparatory to sawing. Cuts boules into half moons (boule cross sections), using saw equipped with diamond-impregnated circular copper blade. Turns indexing handle to move saw blade for successive cuts. Blocks half moons and saws them into strips. Blocks and saws strips into squares. Trues blades after diamond dust has been pressed into cutting rim in hydraulic press, by peening on flat metal surface until metal is so distributed throughout blade that blade does not snake (shimmy) when turning. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4A 45 57 45 4C 42 4C 4F 43 4B 45 52 41 4E 44 53 41 57 59 45 52 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001010 01000101 01010111 01000101 01001100 00100000 01000010 01001100 01001111 01000011 01001011 01000101 01010010 00100000 01000001 01001110 01000100 00100000 01010011 01000001 01010111 01011001 01000101 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)J E W E L   B L O C K E R   A N D   S A W Y E R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004A 0045 0057 0045 004C 0042 004C 004F 0043 004B 0045 0052 0041 004E 0044 0053 0041 0057 0059 0045 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)443957394623646493745395223548382533557593952 |
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