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A Concept of Philosophy in the Qur'anic Context
One of the most debated subjects in philosophy is the nature and subject matter of philosophy itself. It is pethaps the only discipline that critically discusses its own natum. This is one msan that has led philosophers, particularly after the nineteenth
Alparslan Acikgenc
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Indian Physics: Outline of Early History [PDF]
Historians of science are generally unaware of the contributions of India to physics. The main reason for this is that very little research has been done on the subject in the recent past, a consequence of the fact that there are few history of science ...
Kak, Subhash
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Building a Continental‐Scale Geodetic Network: The Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO)
Abstract The Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) transformed the use of geodesy in North America to study crustal deformation and plate boundary processes by establishing a continental‐scale, standardized, open‐access geodetic network. Built and operated by UNAVCO between 2003 and 2018 as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF)‐funded EarthScope ...
Emily E. Zawacki +5 more
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I saperi dell’architetto nella propaganda augustea: Vitruvio, Creta e la medicina
The Vitruvian De architectura, treatise in ten books dedicated to Augustus, documents the author’s perfect adherence to the ideological contents of the Augustan propaganda – which founded much of its success not only on territorial conquests but also on ...
Margherita Cassia
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The Polish Marco Polo – Explorer of Zhōngguó
The failed diplomatic mission of Michael Boym is still a little-known episode. Nevertheless, Boym’s legacy goes beyond his missionary and political activities.
Krzysztof Kościelniak
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The representativeness threshold for the CETA subcorpus of the Coruña Corpus
The concept of representativeness is the main distinguishing characteristic of specialised corpora in comparison to other sets of texts. The Coruña Corpus of English Scientific Writing currently comprises four published subcorpora (astronomy, life ...
Elena Alfaya-Lamas +1 more
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Cosmology and Science Education: Problems and Promises
Cosmology differs in some respects significantly from other sciences, primarily because of its intimate association with issues of a conceptual and philosophical nature.
Kragh, Helge
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Abstract Active learning (AL) has emerged as a pedagogical response to diverse educational challenges across multiple disciplines. This scoping review maps the terrain of AL implementation patterns, examining AL practices in Business Education, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Engineering, Mathematics, and Statistics from 2015 until the ...
Dubravka Novkovic +2 more
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Michael Vasilyevich Lomonosov and St. Petersburg Academy of Science
Three hundred years ago in 1711 the Great Russian scientist Michael Vasilyevich Lomonosov was born. He was skilled practically in all sciences of his time - mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, mining, philology, poetry, history, philosophy.
T S Sorokina
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Observations of comet C/1652 Y1 recorded in Korean histories
We report the Korean records for comet C/1652 Y1, which have not been introduced in previous studies on historical comets. According to Korean historical documents, this comet, described as bai xing (white star, in literal) or ke xing (guest star, in ...
Bahk Uhn Mee +3 more
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