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The dynamics of the Venus ionosphere [PDF]
Data from the Pioneer-Venus orbiter has demonstrated the importance of understanding ion dynamics in the Venus ionosphere. The analysis of the data has shown that during solar maximum the topside Venus ionosphere in the dark hemisphere is generated ...
Miller, K. L.
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Bad Practices: Unintended Consequences of Practice‐Based Theories of Reference
Analytic Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Practice theories are a genus of causal theories of reference. They claim that the semantic referent of an utterance of a name is determined by features of a practice of using that name to speaker‐refer to, or coordinate actions around, a certain object.
Hugo Heagren
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Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract In early modern England, as part of a broader interrogation of exemplarity, full‐scale works on the Trojan War often subjected the myth's heroes to humorous scrutiny, whereas the heroines remained surprisingly untouched by comedy. Testifying to the war's calamities already in antiquity, in the early modern period, the myth's women acquired a ...
Evgeniia Ganberg
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On the Position of the Point of Maximum Brightness on Venus [PDF]
, 1876 E. Neison
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Revealing the face of Venus: Magellan [PDF]
An overview of the Magellan spacecraft and mission is presented. Topics covered include: a description of the Magellan spacecraft; Venus geology; Venus gravity; synthetic aperture radar; and radar ...
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Sociological Inquiry, EarlyView.This article interrogates gender transitioning by centering nonbinary experiences, which challenge the binary‐driven narratives that dominate both medical and sociological frameworks of transition. Drawing on seven focus groups with 48 nonbinary participants across multiple countries, this study explores three interrelated forms of transition: social ...
S. M. Rodriguez
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An extract of a letter written by Signor Cassini professor of Astronomy in Bononia, to Monsieur Petit at Paris, and Englished out of the Journal des Scavans; concerning severall spots, lately discover´d there in the planet Venus [PDF]
Jean Dominique Cassini +1 more
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Metaphors and the Invention of Writing
Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract The foundation of ancient, invented writing systems lies in the predominant iconicity of their sign shapes. However, these shapes are often used not for their referential meaning but in a metaphorical way, whereby one entity stands for another.
Ludovica Ottaviano +3 more
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