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Des bras de Vénus aux fauteuils de l’Académie, ou comment le passage de Vénus permit à Ernest Mouchez de devenir le premier marin directeur de l’Observatoire de Paris

Cahiers François Viète, 2006
Ernest Mouchez was a naval officer trained in the École navale, someone who developed early his expertise in astronomical observation and was held as a hero of the war of 1870-1871.
Guy Boistel
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L’astronomie à la niche. Sur la patrimonialisation de l’observatoire de Paris, 1900-1930

Cahiers François Viète, 2011
The patrimonialization of scientific institutions is a recent phenomenon. This article shows how in the 1920s the Paris Observatory became, volens nolens, a national monument in its own right.
Arnaud Saint-Martin
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Les éphémérides nautiques et astronomiques de l’observatoire naval de Lisbonne et de l’observatoire astronomique de l’université de Coimbra, à la fin du XVIIIe siècle

Cahiers François Viète, 2016
The establishment of scientific education at the University of Coimbra was one of the most important features of the Pombal reform of the university (1772).
Fernando B. Figueiredo
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L’expédition à Nouméa : l’occasion d’une réflexion sur l’astronomie française

Cahiers François Viète, 2006
On the occasion of the 1874 Transit of Venus, the Paris Observatory sent the astronomer Charles André to Nouméa (New Caledonia) to observe the phenomenon.
Laetitia Maison
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Des observations participatives pour mieux caractériser les inondations, ressources en eau, et leurs impacts

Sciences, Eaux & Territoires, 2021
Face aux changements de climat, d'occupation des sols, d'usages, de mode de gestion, les socio-hydrosystèmes évoluent vers des trajectoires parfois en rupture avec celles du passé : les pénuries d'eau sur certains bassins et les tensions ou crises ...
V. BORRELL-ESTUPINA, F. GRELOT, A. ALIX, D. BADOGA, P. BALZERGUE, P. BRÉMOND, M. DJANGUE, J. HERREOFERAN, A. FEZEU, C. JOURDAN, C. LLOVEL, L. LUQUOT, V. MARRY, S. MORARDET, R. MOUSSA, D. PUIGSERVERCUERDA, S. RICHARD, M. ROUSSEAU, D. SEBAG, E. SERVAT, S. VAN EXTER   +20 more
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Costa Lobo (1864-1945), the Coimbra Spectroheliograph and the Internationalisation of Portuguese Astronomy

Cahiers François Viète, 2017
At the beginning of the 20th century, Portuguese astronomy was still firmly anchored in the past. Only astronometric research was pursued and Portuguese professional as­tronomers seldom published their results.
Vitor Bonifácio
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Variations Transitoires Régulières de la Composante Horizontale du Champ Magnétique Terrestre en République démocratique du Congo pour un Cycle Solairev

Revue Congolaise des Sciences et Technologies, 2022
La République Démocratique du Congo, par rapport à sa position géographique, située au Sud de l'équateur géomagnétique, est une zone de grande variation de la composante horizontale du champ magnétique terrestre.
K. Mukala, M. Nsimba, M. Manzuma, M. Mabiala, M. Kabongo, S. Onosaka, N. Zana, K. Tondonzi   +7 more
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Towards Transformative Climate Governance: Capacities and Constraints for Local Government in Aotearoa New Zealand

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT An emerging consensus calls for transformative climate governance. However, what instigates and sustains transformative pathways remains unclear. This study characterises the existence, quality and structural underpinnings of transformative governance capacities in local government climate change response in Aotearoa New Zealand, applying a ...
Gangadari K. Ranawaka, Anna L. Berka, Karen F. Hytten, Florentine D. van Noppen   +3 more
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The Portuguese Astronomical Activity in the Late 18th and Early 19th Centuries

Cahiers François Viète, 2017
In the late 18th century and beginning of the 19th century, the Portuguese centre of gravity for astronomical research (and teaching) was the Royal Astronomical Observatory of the University of Coimbra.
Fernando B. Figueiredo
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How Is FinTech Shaping Household Portfolio Behaviour?

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how FinTech adoption influences household portfolio allocation across major advanced economies. Using a flow‐of‐funds framework and the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS), we model household demand for currency, deposits, loans, debt securities, and equity in the United States, United Kingdom, Euro Area, Japan and Australia.
Victor Murinde, Athina Petropoulou
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