Associations to the word «Magdeburg»

Wiktionary

MAGDEBURG, proper noun. (geography) The capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
MAGDEBURG, proper noun. (geography) (historical) The historic German realm centered on the city.
MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERE, noun. Either of a pair of large copper hemispheres, with mating rims, that were used to demonstrate the power of atmospheric pressure. When the rims were sealed with grease and the air was pumped out, the sphere contained a vacuum and could not be pulled apart even by teams of horses.
MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES, noun. Plural of Magdeburg hemisphere

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca