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gelignite
n.
5GE(LATIN) + L lign(um), wood + 3ITE16 a sensitive blasting explosive that is a mixture of nitroglycerin, nitrocellulose, etc. Also called gelatin dynamite
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Origins of Gematriot and Number Symbolism The origins of gematriot and number symbolism are lost in antiquity. Carl Jung (Ref. 2, p. 71) contends that the roots of number mysticism are prehistoric. Neugebauer (Ref. 53, p. 9) suggests that number mysticism may have originated among primitive civilizations when counting was considered a difficult and "magical" task comparable to spelling the name of a god. For anyone interested in rest of the article: http://bahai-library.org/books/apocalypse/appendixc.html
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From the Latin gemellus
, the diminutive of twin, the word gemellion means a
certain type of basin originally made in pairs and used for
washing hands. Those made in Limoges, like this one of
copper gilt decorated with champlevé enamel and
engraved
, date between about 1230 and 1300.
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Pictures and descriptions of the various instruments in a Javenese gamelan can be found here: http://joglosemar.co.id/gamelan.htmlI think the instruments in Sundanese and Balinese gamelans vary somewhat. It may be of interest that gong is one of the few words English has adopted from Javanese. The instrument I think looks the most fun to play is the Sundanese angklung. A Bandung high school's angklung ensemble has put together a website (in English and Indonesian) with MIDI's for those interested. http://www.angklung.mainpage.net/ Bingley
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a friend of mine has put together a gamelan here in town, one of only a couple in Vermont; it's a great sound, and fascinating music! I made a passable copy in my elementary music class one year by combining Orff xylophones with large coffee cans that we had determined the approximate pitch. of. it was a fun project! 
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I read somewhere, I forget where now, that Caribbean steel bands originated from gamelan played by Javanese brought over by the Dutch to work in Surinam.
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