Image of inverted World Tree on the stone slab and vessels of the Bronze Age [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2016 The article presents the results of the study of petroglyphs on a unique stone slab discovered near the kurgan 1 of the kurgan field Varvarinsky I (Rostov Oblast, Russia).
Vodolazhskaya, L.N. +2 more
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A Study on the Sundials of the Kang Family of Jinju [PDF]
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2010 In this paper, we investigate the sundials made by the Kang Family of Jinju in the later period of the Joseon dynasty in terms of their characteristics, functions and the manufacturing technique. One of the characteristics of these sundials is that the
Sang Hyuk Kim, Ki-Won Lee, Yong Sam Lee
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Initial Plant Growth in Sand Mine Spoil Amended with Peat Moss and Fertilizer Under Greenhouse Conditions: Potential Species for Use in Reclamation [PDF]
, 2012 The Great Lakes Basin exhibits the largest collection of freshwater sand dunes in the world. Sand dunes are ecologically important and support a unique assemblage of flora and fauna. Sand dunes are also economically valuable. However, when sand dunes are
Aschenbach, Todd A. +5 more
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A THEORETICAL EXPLORATION OF A SUNDIAL OF THE FRANCISCAN FRIARY IN DUBROVNIK (CROATIA)
Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić", 2018 The Franciscan friary in Dubrovnik (Croatia) has two old wall sundials mounted in the small and large monastery cloisters. Both indicate equinoctial hours according to the apparent solar time. It is known for one who made it and the year it was made in —
Milutin Tadić, Zorica Prnjat
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The Harold C. Ernst Collection of Portable Sundials [PDF]
, 2014 A catalog of sundials from the Harold C. Ernst Collection of Portable Sundials, and a handy reference book on the subject of portable sundials. The sundial is the most ancient scientific instrument to come down to us unchanged.
Mayall, Margaret W., Mayall, R. Newton
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GNOMONIC TERMS IN THE SERBIAN LANGUAGE
Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić", 2018 In Serbia, as in many other European countries, there has been a widespread revival of interest in gnomonics in recent decades. An increasing number of sundials and a growing number of publications on gnomonics demonstrate the popularity of sundialling ...
Zorica Prnjat, Milutin Tadić
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On axiomatic definitions of non-discrete affine buildings [PDF]
, 2013 In this paper we prove equivalence of sets of axioms for non-discrete affine buildings, by providing different types of metric, exchange and atlas conditions.
Bennett, Curtis D. +2 more
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‘Transmigrasi Ilmu’: Dari Dunia Islam ke Eropa
Tsaqafah, 2010 It has been a sad fact that whilst the ancient Greco-Roman civilization and the so-called Renaissance have always received high praise, the period in between, popularly known as the Dark Ages, is highly obscured or just ignored.
Syamsuddin Arif
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Listening to Women's Voices: A Patient and Public Involvement Exercise Exploring Vulval Reconstructive Surgery for UK Women With Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). [PDF]
Health ExpectABSTRACT Introduction This article presents patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) work undertaken to explore FGM survivors' and stakeholders' views on reconstructive surgery, potential service models, care pathways, barriers to access and other support needs.
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La maîtrise du temps d’irrigation au sein des oasis alimentées par des aflâj
Revue d'ethnoécologie, 2013 The irrigation technique prevailing in Oman oases, the falaj, delivers water year round. The users of a falaj have to divide its water on a temporal basis. Each of them is allocated a certain number of 30-minute water shares.
Julien Charbonnier
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