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18 hours ago · Calvino’s definition of quickness loosens the tension with its opposite, slowness, as in the Latin adage festina lente (Let us hurry slowly). Calvino himself declares this clearly in two passages of the Memo on quickness. The first is his reflection on Borges’ brief works of literature, “a literature raised to the second power and, at the ...
4 days ago · The meaning of FESTINA LENTE is make haste slowly : proceed expeditiously but prudently.
4 days ago · Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, suspension bridge spanning New York Harbor from Brooklyn to Staten Island, built by Othmar H. Ammann from 1959 to 1964. Its main span was the longest in the world until the completion of the Humber Bridge in 1981.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · An arch bridge is a type of structure that spans a space while supporting weight, primarily using a curved, symmetrical shape. Each end of the arch is anchored, transferring the forces of the load and its own weight into the supports at either end.
2 days ago · Ponte Vecchio Bridge - “Old Bridge” in Italian - is the most famous bridge in Florence and undoubtedly one of the city’s most illustrious landmarks. It is an incredibly breathtaking sight when seen from afar, and even more so when you walk across it!
4 days ago · As our great friend, Dr. Ntia Nsikak Ntia emphasized in his presentation, we must remember to “make haste slowly (Festina Lente)”.
4 days ago · Crews continue to remove giant pieces of the Maryland bridge from the bottom of the Patapsco River with hopes of reopening the channel to all commercial ships by mid-June.
