单词 ONAGER的词源
From Late Latin: military engine for stone throwing, from Latin: wild ass, from Greek onagros, from onos ass + agros field.
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Artillery: An Illustrated History of Its Impact
(Josephus, 650) THE ONAGER The onager, meaning “wild ass,” derived its
name from its powerful recoil, or kick, upon discharge; it was built in a number of
sizes. Although possibly originating as early as the third century bc, it was most ...
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The Domestication and Exploitation of Plants and Animals
DUNCAN NOBLE The Mesopotamian onager as a draught animal The
Mesopotamian onager is an extinct member of the family of half-asses now
represented by the common or Persian onager and the Indian onager. It became
extinct in the ...
Peter John Ucko, G. W. Dimbleby, 2007
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The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman ...
WILD. DONKEY: AN. ONAGER. CATAPULT. Adult supervision required Use
protective eyewear Swinging arm alert: watch out for moving arms or levers
Sharp and/or heavy tool advisory: Project requires use of saw or hammer Flying
object ...
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Giant Book of Dot-to-Dot
Syrian. Onager. Pronounced: Where it lived: Size: What it ate: When last seen:
SEAR-ee-un AH-nuh-jer Middle East — Syria, Palestine, Arabia, Mesopotamia
6V2 to 8V2 feet (2 to 2.5m) long, and 3Vfe to 5Vz feet (1- 1.4m) high at the
shoulder, ...
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Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and ...
Gruzinskaya ghor-khar: see Indian wild ass, Iranian onager ghudkhur: see Indian
wild ass Grand Noir du ... Guanchzhun/formerly KWanchung/rare Had: (Senegal)/
mouse-grey/var. of Sudano-Sahelian half-ass: see onager Hamadan: (Iran, ...
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The Origin and Influenfe of the Thoroughbred Horse
In colour it is rufous-bay, whilst its voice is said to differ from the strident bray of
the onager. (6, 7, 8) The Onager (E. onager), the Onager In- dlcus, and the
Hemippua (E. onager hemippus) differ so slightly in habit1 that they may be
described ...
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Hysplex: The Starting Mechanism in Ancient Stadia: A ...
... in the analytical drawing (fig. 31). The basic shape of the hysplex, then, must
have resembled closely the frame of the huge catapult (onager) that is described
clearly by Ammianus Marcellinus:124 a rectangular wooden frame, from the side
...
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A History of the Early Medieval Siege, C. 450-1220
The onager received its first mention in about 353 by the writer Ammianus
Marcellinus. It was certainly described as being in use by the romans when the
victorious Goths tried to storm Adrianople in 378, when Ammianus called it a
scorpio, ...
Peter Fraser Purton, 2009
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Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun: The Evolution and Science ...
The onager was a throwing weapon of classical antiquity, familiar to both the
Greeks and Romans, that was powered by the torsion of twisted rope or sinew.
The trebuchet was a much larger siege engine of the medieval period, widely
used ...
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
U62] UF Hemionus Hippotigris BT Equidae NT African wild ass Asiatic wild asses
Asses Burchell's zebra Domestic asses Donkeys Grevy's zebra Horses Kiang
Mongolian wild ass Mountain zebra Onager Przewalski's horse Quagga Zebras ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2005
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US zoo welcomes five rare newborn foals
It is one of the largest conservation centers in North America. It is also home to the Persian Onager, one of six sub-species of wild ass from ... «Horsetalk, 七月 15»
Spider mites pop up in local corn fields
Onager, Hero, Zeal, Portal and Dimethoate are additional considerations. Effective mite control requires good spray coverage. Increasing the ... «The Herald Journal, 七月 15»
Chester Zoo welcomes two rare newborn Onager foals
The onager is an Asiatic wild ass and belongs to the equid family of hoofed animals, once found in abundance across the deserts of Mongolia, ... «Liverpool Echo, 七月 15»
Thursday news briefing — July 9, 2015
A young onager, an endangered Asiatic wild ass, has been born in the Ostrava zoo, its spokeswoman Šárka Nováková told ČTK today, adding ... «Prague Post, 七月 15»
Shoppers who ate DONKEY passed off as beef in Egypt told not to …
... Islamic dietary laws, the meat of domesticated donkeys is forbidden for consumption - but the flesh of their wild cousin, the onager, is allowed. «Daily Mail, 六月 15»
Archeologists Uncover Clues on Beginnings of Agriculture
... with lots of wetland plants that we found in the excavation, water fowl, herds of gazelle, of wild ass, of onager, roaming around this landscape. «Voice of America, 六月 15»
Awesome 3D Printed Star Wars TIE Bomber
... over on Deviant Art including a Dark Mechanicus Onager Dunecrawler and S.S. Acheron Steampunk airship privateer to name a few. «Geeky Gadgets, 五月 15»
Rare pictures of Sophie the onager basking in sunshine at Chester …
Cestrians aren't the only ones who have been basking in the spring sunshine - one of Chester Zoo 's inhabitants also saw the warm weather as ... «ChesterChronicle.co.uk, 四月 15»
Israel: Sanctuaries in diversity
In recent years, some animals have been reintroduced to the eco system mentioned even in 'biblical' times. Onager, smallest of the wild horse ... «New Kerala, 四月 15»
Thousands vote to name Chester Zoo's tiger triplets
Rare pictures of Sophie the onager basking in sunshine at Chester Zoo · Engineering firm Black and Veatch win Chester eco travel competition ... «ChesterChronicle.co.uk, 三月 15»
