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Etudes Epistémè, 2005 The Man in the Moone by Francis Godwin and A Discovery of a New World in the Moone by John Wilkins both appeared in England in 1638. The former offers a fanciful tale of the lunar voyage of Domingo Gonsales; the latter systematically discusses the ...
Frédérique Aït-Touati
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Estudios Atacameños, 2015 Se presentan los aspectos sociales vinculados al concepto de frontera, el ushnu y la observación lunar en el sitio inca de La Ciudacita, provincia de Tucumán, noroeste de Argentina.
Ricardo Fernando Moyano Vasconcellos +1 more
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International Legal Regime of Lunar Orbits: Will There Be Enough Space for Everybody?
Московский журнал международного праваINTRODUCTION. The exploration and use of the Moon, including its natural resources, is a priority in the space research activities of many participants.
I. A. Chernykh
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Telaah Ayat-Ayat Hisab Rukyah Perspektif Astronomi
Al-Mizan, 2018 The discourse of the verses of the Qur’an regarding the reckoning (hisab) and determining date by sighting of moon (rukyat) did not find passages that describe implicitly on an initial determination by using the lunar month of reckoning, but explicitly ...
Nursodik Nursodik
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Towards an integrated scientific and social case for human space exploration [PDF]
, 2004 I will argue that an ambitious programme of human space exploration, involving a return to the Moon, and eventually human missions to Mars, will add greatly to human knowledge. Gathering such knowledge is the primary aim of science, but science's compart-
Crawford, Ian
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Birth, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Light changes during the lunar cycle affect rhythms in diverse species. Human studies focusing on whether the moon influences human health have so far neglected the effects of light/dark cycles. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether lunar phases impact perinatal outcomes by considering illumination levels due to day ...
Karin Windsperger +6 more
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On Astronomical Materials in Buddhist Scriptures
ReligionsThere are many foreign astronomical materials that were preserved in the Chinese translation of Buddhist canons. From the content, these astronomical materials include cosmology theories, lunar mansion systems, calendrical data, etc.
Weixing Niu
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Scientific Knowledge of the Moon, 1609 to 1969
Geosciences, 2018 Discoveries stemming from the Apollo 11 mission solved many problems that had vexed scientists for hundreds of years. Research and discoveries over the preceding 360 years identified many critical questions and led to a variety of answers: How did the ...
Charles A. Wood
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Fisheries Oceanography, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Lepidocybium flavobrunneum [Smith, 1843], commonly known as escolar, is a large pelagic species, important for global and local fisheries, particularly in the southwestern South Atlantic Ocean (SWAO), where it constitutes a significant portion of the catch.
Lucas Rodrigues +15 more
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Waning light, waxing pain: The lunar cycle's association with migraine headache occurrence
Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, EarlyView.Plain Language Summary While migraine headaches can be hard to predict, some patients believe headaches are connected to the moon‘s phases. Our research showed that migraine attacks were 34% more likely to occur during the new moon than during the full moon.
Alexander Yoo +5 more
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