scholarly journals ATTRIBUTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF CELESTIAL BODIES IN THE MIDDLE POLISIAN BELIEFS

2021 ◽  
pp. 104-110
Author(s):  
Antonina Plechko
Keyword(s):  
Local Population ◽  
Field Research ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Audio Recordings ◽  
The World ◽  
Celestial Bodies ◽  
Bad Weather ◽  
Diverse Groups

The article analyzes the attributive characteristics of celestial bodies: the sun, the moon and the stars in the Middle Polisian beliefs on the basis of dialect texts, which are valuable authentic material for the reconstruction of traditional spiritual culture. The research material was the texts of field research on inanimate objects collected in the territory of the Middle Polissia of Ukraine in 55 settlements of Zhytomyr and Rivne regions during 2010–2019 years. The purpose of our research is to describe tokens that are means of reflecting the attributive characteristics of the nomination of celestial bodies in the Middle Polisian dialects as one of the components of the linguistic picture of the world of a separate dialect space. The subject of analysis is the lexical and syntactic expression of the attributes of the sun, the moon and the stars in the beliefs of Polishchuks (local population of Polisian region. In the research the method of expeditionary collection of material, audio recordings with subsequent decoding and transcription of field material, the method of systematic description of the studied phenomenon for systematizing the collected material were used. The classification of attributes is given and the analysis of meteorological, color, sacred, temporal meanings, on external signs (on the size, on the form) is carried out. The results of the study indicate that the most filled and diverse groups of attributes that make up the Middle Polisian linguistic portrait of the characteristics of celestial bodies are meteorological and color definitions. Meteorological, temporal, external attributes enter into antonymous relations, as they contain in their semantic structure the corresponding positive / negative evaluative element (weather / bad weather). The color attributes, associated with the sun and the moon, are represented only by light and bright colors, there are no dark colors. While describing celestial bodies, we note a group of sacred meanings and adjectives with a gentle color, the suffix of diminution, which indicate a special perception of celestial bodies by Polishchuks. The collected material only partially reflects the characteristics of celestial bodies in the Middle Polisian dialects as one of the components of the linguistic picture of the world, so other means of reflecting the nomination of the sun, moon and stars require detailed study.

scholarly journals III. On the nature and construction of the sun and fixed stars

1795 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
pp. 46-72 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Central Body ◽  
Planetary System ◽  
Considerable Progress ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Great Satisfaction ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The World ◽  
Celestial Bodies ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Made In

Among the celestial bodies the sun is certainly the first which should attract our notice. It is a fountain of light that illuminates the world! it is the cause of that heat which main­tains the productive power of nature, and makes the earth a fit habitation for man! it is the central body of the planetary system; and what renders a knowledge of its nature still more interesting to us is, that the numberless stars which compose the universe, appear, by the strictest analogy, to be similar bodies. Their innate light is so intense, that it reaches the eye of the observer from the remotest regions of space, and forcibly claims his notice. Now, if we are convinced that an inquiry into the nature and properties of the sun is highly worthy of our notice, we may also with great satisfaction reflect on the considerable progress that has already been made in our knowledge of this eminent body. It would require a long detail to enumerate all the various discoveries which have been made on this subject; I shall, therefore, content myself with giving only the most capital of them.

scholarly journals XLIV. Variation of the compass, as observed on board the Endeavour Bark, in a voyage round the World

1771 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 422-432 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Sun ◽  
The Moon ◽  
The World

The day of the month is noted according to the nautical account, which therefore in all observations noted P. M. is one day forwarder than the civil account. The latitude in is deduced from the last preceding meridian altitude of the Sun; and the longitude in is corrected by the last observations of the distances of the moon from the Sun and stars.

Flights of Imagination: Avicenna’s Phoenix (ʿAnqā) and Bedil’s Figuration for the Lyric Self

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-72
Author(s):  
Jane Mikkelson
Keyword(s):  
First Person ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Moon ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Philosophical System ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
The World ◽  
The Phoenix

Abstract The phoenix (ʿanqā) appears in the philosophy of Avicenna (d.1037) as his example of a “vain intelligible,” a fictional being that exists in the soul, but not in the world. This remarkable bird is notable (along with the Earth, the moon, the sun, and God) for being a species of one. In this essay, I read the poetry Bedil of Delhi (d.1720) in conversation with the philosophical system of Avicenna, arguing that the phoenix in Bedil’s own philosophical system functions as a key figuration that allows him simultaneously to articulate rigorous impersonal systematic ideas and to document his individual first-personal experiences of those ideas. The phoenix also plays a metaliterary role, allowing Bedil to reflect on this way of doing philosophy in the first person—a method founded on the lyric enrichment of Avicennan rationalism. Paying attention to the adjacencies between poetry and philosophy in Bedil, this essay traces the phoenix’s transformations from a famous philosophical example into one of Bedil’s most striking figurations in his arguments about imagination, mind, and self.

Edward Johnson and the American Puritan Sense of History

Prospects ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Ormond Seavey
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Moon ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The World

When Edward Johnson needed to express his deepest hopes about history, he found in the Bible an encoded emblem for the destiny of America. In the proclamation from Christ's herald that begins The Wonder-Working Providence of Sions Saviour in New England, he concludes with an urgent appeal to all believers:Pray, pray, pray, pray continually with the valiant worthy Joshua that the Sun may stand still in Gibeon, and the Moone in the vally of Aijalon, for assuredly although some small battailes may be fought against the enemies of Christ, yet the great day of their finall overthrow shall not come till the bright Sonne of that one cleare truth of Christ, stands still in the Gentile Churches, that those who fight the Lords Battells may plainly discerne his enemies in all places, where they finde them, as also such as will continue fighting must have the World kept low in their eyes, as the Moon in the valley of Aijalon.

The Eclipse

1925 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 298-299
Author(s):  
Frank J. McMackin
Keyword(s):  
The Sun ◽  
The Moon ◽  
The World

On the morning of Saturday, January 24th, 1925, there occurred a spectacle in the Heavens which few men are fortunate enough to experience even once in a lifetime. I was one of the elect on this occasion. The world awoke that morning a stage perfectly set for the wonderful sight nature had arranged. The atmosphere was absolutely clear, no trace of a cloud was visible anywhere and the sun seemed to he unusually bright—flushed with excitement over the performance it and the moon were to enact that day.

scholarly journals The Antikythera Mechanism: The oldest mechanical universe in its scientific milieu

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (S260) ◽  
pp. 135-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xenophon Moussas
Keyword(s):  
Main Part ◽  
Accurate Prediction ◽  
The Other ◽  
Stationary Points ◽  
Analogue Computer ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Celestial Bodies ◽  
Celestial Sphere ◽  
Astronomical Instrument

AbstractIn this review the oldest known advanced astronomical instrument and dedicated analogue computer is presented, in context. The Antikythera Mechanism a mysterious device, assumed to be ahead of its time, probably made around 150 to 100 BCE, has been found in a 1st century BCE shipwreck near the island of Antikythera in a huge ship full of Greek treasures that were on their way to Rome. The Antikythera Mechanism is a clock-like device made of bronze gears, which looks much more advanced than its contemporary technological achievements. It is based on mathematics attributed to the Hipparchus and possibly carries knowledge and tradition that goes back to Archimedes, who according to ancient texts constructed several automata, including astronomical devices, a mechanical planetarium and a celestial sphere. The Antikythera Mechanism probably had a beautiful and expensive box; looking possibly like a very elaborate miniature Greek Temple, perhaps decorated with golden ornaments, of an elegant Hellenistic style, even perhaps with automatic statuettes, ‘daemons’, functioning as pointers that performed some of its operations. Made out of appropriately tailored trains of gears that enable to perform specialised calculations, the mechanism carries concentric scales and pointers, in one side showing the position of the Sun in the ecliptic and the sky, possibly giving the time, hour of the day or night, like a clock. The position of the Moon and its phase is also shown during the month. On the other side of the Mechanism, having probably the size of a box (main part 32×20×6 cm), are two large spiral scales with two pointers showing the time in two different very long calendars, the first one concerning the eclipses, and lasting 18 years 11 days and 8 hours, the Saros period, repeating the solar and lunar eclipses, and enabling their prediction, and the 19 year cycle of Meton, that is the period the Moon reappears in the same place of the sky, with the same phase. An additional four-year dial shows the year of all Greek Festivities, the so-called ‘games’ (Olympic, Pythian, Isthmian etc). Two additional dials give the Exeligmos, the 54 year and 34 day cycle, which provides a more accurate prediction of eclipses. It is possible that the Mechanism was also equipped with a planetary show display, as three of the planets and their motion (stationary points) are mentioned many times in the manual of the instrument, so it was also a planetarium. From the manual we have hints that the mechanism was probably also an observational instrument, as having instructions concerning a viewfinder and possibly how to orient the viewfinder to pass a sunbeam through it, probably measuring the altitude of the Sun. There are fragmented sentences that probably give instructions on how to move the pointers to set the position of the Sun, the Moon and the planets in their initial places in the ecliptic, on a specific day, or how to measure angular distances between two celestial bodies or their coordinates. This mechanism is definitely not the first one of its kind. The fact that it is accompanied with instructions means that the constructor had in its mind to be used by somebody else and one posits that he made at least another similar instrument.

scholarly journals Gastronomia: cerveja dos sabores amazônicos como elemento atrativo para o turismo em Belém (PA)

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Almeida Pereira ◽  
Brenda Cristina Moraes Lima ◽  
Diogo Domingos Barata dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Attractive Potential ◽  
Tourism Planning ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Route ◽  
The City ◽  
Craft Beers

O presente trabalho faz reflexões quanto a problemática do entendimento e valorização da gastronomia paraense a partir da apreciação e produção de cervejas artesanais que utilizam insumos regionais, visando destacar a cultura cervejeira e os sabores amazônicos no contexto do turismo. O objetivo é analisar a potencialidade destas bebidas como um produto indutor para o turismo em Belém. Para o alcance dos objetivos, a pesquisa deu-se metodologicamente pelo levantamento bibliográfico documental e pesquisa de campo. A partir da aplicação de questionários tanto para o visitante da cidade de Belém, quanto para população local, à pesquisa de campo também aferiu os empreendimentos de alimentos e bebidas da cidade. Com base nestes procedimentos, contextualiza-se conceitualmente sobre cultura, turismo, gastronomia e cerveja no âmbito mundial, nacional, regional, os quais foram fundamentais para uma reflexão mais abrangente da problemática da pesquisa. Os resultados obtidos apontam que as cervejas artesanais dos sabores amazônicos têm um alto potencial atrativo, no entanto, ainda não há planejamento turístico especifico para valorização do produto. Desse modo contribuiu-se com os estudos acerca dessa relação que há entre o turismo e gastronomia na cidade de Belém. Ao final desse trabalho foi sugerida a ampliação da divulgação deste produto para população local, a criação de um roteiro cervejeiro. De modo, a colocar a cidade de Belém na rota mundial das cervejas artesanais. Gastronomy: beer amazonian flavors as attractive element for tourism in Belém (PA, Brazil) ABSTRACT This work entitled “Gastronomy: Beer Amazonian flavors as attractive element for tourism in Belém-Pa” shows how problematic the understanding and valorization of Pará cuisine from the appreciation and production of craft beers using regional raw materials, aiming to highlight the beer culture and the Amazonian flavors. So that aims to analyze the potential of these drinks as an inductor product for tourism in Belém. This work was methodological basis, bibliographic and documentary surveys and field research. From the questionnaires both for the visitor of the city of Belém and for the local population, the field research also gauged the enterprises of food and drinks of the city. Based on these procedures, it is contextualized on culture, tourism, gastronomy and beer in the world, national, regional, which were fundamental for a more comprehensive analysis of the problem of research. The results indicate that the craft beers of Amazonian flavors have an attractive potential, however, there is no specific tourism planning for this product. This research aims to contribute to the studies about the relation between tourism and gastronomy in the city of Belém. At the end of this work it was suggested expanding the dissemination of this product for the local population, creating a Beer route. In order to put Belém in the global route of microbrews. KEYWORDS: Tourism; Gastronomy; Belém; Beer And Flavors Amazon.

scholarly journals 'POET'S THEATER'

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3SE) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Sandhya Gangarade
Keyword(s):  
The Sun ◽  
The Moon ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Red Color ◽  
The World ◽  
Forest Division

The creator, the Creator, the creator, by whatever name, calls the ultimate power that colors the sky blue, the earth green, the sun gold and the moon silver. The colors of Pushpavali in the forest division are countless and the colors of water creatures in the ocean are amazing. Colorless water is also the miracle of the same and the white, black and red color of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati is also an expression of the same. Some also create 'Kavirmanishi Paribhu Swayambhu', the poet of the world of life, nature's colors with full sensibility Does. In poetry, there are mainly three basic colors - white, black, white, black and red. सृष्टा, रचेता, विधाता जिस भी नाम से पुकारें उस परम शक्ति को जो आकाश को नीला, धरती को हरा, सूरज को स्वर्ण और चाँद को रजत रंग में रंग देता है। वन प्रान्तर में पुष्पावलि के रंग अनगिनत है और सागर में जल-जीवों के रंग अद्भुत। रंगहीन जल भी उसी का चमत्कार है और गंगा, यमुना और सरस्वती का श्वेत, श्याम और लाल रंग भी उसी की अभिव्यक्ति है।कवि भी रचेता है ‘कविर्मनीषी परिभू स्वयंभू’ जीवन के जगत के, प्रकृति के रंगो को कवि पूरी संवेदन शीलता से संयोजित करता है। काव्य में मुख्य रूप से तीन रंग आधारभूत रंग है- श्वेत, श्याम, रतनान-सफेद, काला और लाल।

scholarly journals „Perspektywy gwiazdarskie”. Lunety w literaturze i piśmiennictwie naukowym polskiego baroku

2018 ◽  
pp. 213-251
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Raubo
Keyword(s):  
Crucial Role ◽  
Scientific Revolution ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Popularization Of Science ◽  
Literary Sources ◽  
The World ◽  
Celestial Bodies ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Universe

The telescope played a crucial role in the modern scientific revolution and occupied a significant place in Baroque culture. Interest in the telescope has been confirmed by Polish literary sources and writings, including scientific treatises and compendia of knowledge. Telescopes are the subject of works on the popularization of science written in the scientia curiosa convention. Reflections on the telescope appear in the context of deliberations on the world system, on the possibility of the existence of life forms on the Moon and other celestial bodies, and in the context of polemic against Aristotelian cosmology. The telescope is an element of religious deliberations concerning eschatology and those focused on astronomy, whose aspiration to get to know the universe is motivated by secular curiosity. The matter of conducting observations of the sky with the use of the telescope has turned into a comedy show, in a satirical way relating to the practice of astrology.

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