Dimdima
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The morse code is a secret code used in ships for signalling. It was invented by Samuel Morse.
a .-
b -...
c -.-.
d -..
e .
f ..-.
g --.
h ....
i ..
j .---
k -.-
l .-..
m --
n-.
o ---
p .--.
q --.-
r .-.
s ...
t -
u ..-
v ...-
w .-
x -..-
y -.--
z --..
The morse code is made up of dots and dashes. If you want to write a word 'Ship', you can write it as .../..../../.--. But usually, the morse code (in ships) is sent as flashes of a torch. You can invent your code too.
Source: The Know How Book of Batteries and Magnets.
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Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.