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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Operates jewel-opening machine to smooth and polish jewel holes to size: Mounts wire, on which jewels are strung, in machine, pulls wire taut, and forces sleevelike devices against each end of jewel row to force jewels tightly together. Brushes shellac over jewels and allows them to harden. Starts belt which causes row of jewels to rotate around wire. Pulls diamond-dusted tapered wire back and forth through rotating jewels to enlarge and polish holes. Pulls thicker portion of wire into working position until hole reaches specified diameter. Verifies size of hole on graduated tapered needle. Works to tolerances of 0.0001 inch. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 49 4E 49 53 48 4F 50 45 4E 45 52 2C 4A 45 57 45 4C 48 4F 4C 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01001001 01001110 01001001 01010011 01001000 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01001110 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01001010 01000101 01010111 01000101 01001100 00100000 01001000 01001111 01001100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F I N I S H   O P E N E R ,   J E W E L   H O L E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0049 004E 0049 0053 0048 004F 0050 0045 004E 0045 0052 002C 004A 0045 0057 0045 004C 0048 004F 004C 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)40434843534224950394839521424439573946242494639 |
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