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| a model of Medievel Balance found in Changu Museum, Bhaktapur, Nepal |
Just before you enter the square of the temple, you see a 'Changu Museum' managed by local people which makes you aware of many facts informations about ancient and medieval Nepal.
A picture that I have posted here is all about the 'science' in it. I forgot when was such balance used in Nepal, but I saw a principle of lever here:
<< Load x Load Distance = Effort x Effort Distance >>
The plate can be considered as load in which food stuffs can be measured against the effort (the woody mass on another end). If more mass had to be measured, the plate's end would be slid towards the string (fulcrum) that hangs the lever.
This signifies that medieval Nepal had science in it, which can still be studied as many of those articles and monuments are conserved well. Learning science through ancient articles and monuments can be another idea in project based learning.
