The Catenary Arch: Above and Below

In the late 17th century, the discovery for creating the strongest form of arch was realized.  Robert Hooke had stated he found “the true mathematical and mechanical form of all manner of arches for building.”  Initially encoded by means similar to that of an anagram (abcccddeeeeefggiiiiiiii-ilmmmmnnnnnooprrsssttttttuuuuuuuux), Hooke’s studies would later …

The Time Monk Cross and Dial

During the competition of the Maranatha Puzzle, a new website was established which introduced a unique method for accessing pages.  In order to enter the inner workings of the site, a person needed to ‘dial a page’.  To proceed, say into the ‘LIBRARY’, a person would first click on the letter ‘L’ …

The Missing Capstone

The last two clues of the Maranatha puzzle instructed readers to ‘draw a square’ and ‘draw a circle’ for the assumed formation of the geometric ‘Key’ in the Maranatha book.  The December 2010 and January 2011 clues were as follows: “Draw a circle around Hermes using his feet as the …