10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUNISOLAR»
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lunisolar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The
Lunisolar Calendar: A Sociology of Japanese Time
This study shall explore the social and political significance of the so-called kyureki, the Japanese lunisolar calendar that was abolished by the Meiji government in 1872.
Jessica Kennett Cork, 2011
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Forbidden Science: From Ancient Technologies to Free Energy
The “lunisolar” theory states that the earth's changing orientation to the fixed stars
(primarily seen as the precession of the equinox) is principally due to the
gravitational forces of the moon (luni) and the sun (solar) acting on the earth's ...
3
Secrets of the Times: Myth and History in Biblical Chronology
It is less important for our purposes that we should decide between solar and
lunisolar calendrical theories, since 100 solar years are more or less exactly
equivalent to 100 lunisolar years. But it may be noted that what limited evidence
there is ...
4
Physics of the Solar System: Dynamics and Evolution, Space ...
Here we discuss lunisolar precession, which changes the direction of a) in an
inertial frame very significantly, but with a very long timescale: the vernal equinox,
or y-point, intersection between the celestial equator and the ecliptic, moves
along ...
B. Bertotti, Paolo Farinella, David Vokrouhlický, 2003
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
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An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy of the Hellenistic and ...
6.02 Lunar and Lunisolar Calendars A lunar (i.e., synodic) month is 29'/: days
Iong.iy Hence, a lunar year (twelve synodic circles of the moon) is 354 days long,
that is, 11 '/2 days shorter than a solar year. Prior to Solon (archon 594/593 u.c.),
...
Bradley Hudson McLean, 2002
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Calendrical Calculations
Given ̄L and δ,wehave l/c = ̄L mod 1, and (1.80) means that exists only if δ is
an integer multiple, modulo 1, of ̄ L.Inthe old Hindu lunisolar calendar, for
example, formula (1.70) cannot be used directly: ̄L mod 1 = 66,389/180,000,
and we ...
Nachum Dershowitz, Edward M. Reingold, 2008
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The Interaction Between Earth's Rotation and Geophysical ...
Nikolay S. Sidorenkov. lunar elliptic semidiurnal waves 73 lunar laser ranging (
LLR) 3, 31 lunar month 250, 251 – amplitude diurnal oscillations lunar nodes 19,
210 lunar orbit, ellipticity 73 lunar tidal force 253 – variability 253–255 lunisolar ...
Nikolay S. Sidorenkov, 2009
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Science and Technology in Korean History: Excursions, ...
In the lunisolar calendar we can tell the shape of the moon from the date, and the
seasonal changes from the 24 fortnightly cycles. While the solar calendar tells
only the seasonal changes from the date, it does not say anything about the
moon.
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Vietnam: Journeys of Body, Mind, and Spirit
In this chapter we explore four different calendars: the widely used lunisolar
calendar of the Kinh and Hoa and three distinctive variants developed by the
Thai, I hnong, and Muong. All of these calendar systems are closely linked to the
...
Văn Huy Nguyễn, Laurel Kendall, 2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUNISOLAR»
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lunisolar is used in the context of the following news items.
Subaru PH holds Tanabata Festival July 13-19
... these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. Just like ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
Paddles In-Hand For Baltimore Dragon Boat Spectacular
The dragon boat festival, also called “duanwu”, takes place on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunisolar Chinese calendar, with people ... «CBS Local, Jun 15»
New York City Adds Lunar New Year to School Holidays
The Lunar New Year is regularly celebrated in Eastern and Central Asians countries whose calendars are based on the Chinese lunisolar ... «WIBX AM 950, Jun 15»
10 Places You Have To See In July (PHOTOS) | The Weather Channel
... celebrated in on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. During this festival, traditionally dressed dancers can ... «The Weather Channel, Jun 15»
Gizmag's top 10 pavilions from EXPO 2015
The pavilion features an expansive indoor field of LED lamps that is designed to resemble the crop process according to the Chinese lunisolar ... «Gizmag, Jun 15»
Ramadan moon unlikely to be sighted Wednesday
In the above meaning, the first crescent marks the beginning of the month in lunar calendars such as the Islamic calendar, and in lunisolar ... «SAMAA TV, Jun 15»
Vesak Day: How the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha is …
The exact date of Vesak is based on the Asian lunisolar calendars and is normally celebrated in Vaisakha month of the Buddhist and Hindu ... «International Business Times UK, May 15»
Top Photos April 13
... annual days long water festival, known as Thingyan, on Monday, marking New Year according to the traditional Burmese lunisolar calendar. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Apr 15»
Two festivals, same day
... Day or Ching Ming, is a traditional Chinese festival on the first day of the fifth solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. «Peking University News, Apr 15»
Jeff Burkhart's Barfly: Call it Easter or call it complicated
Named after a pagan goddess, based partly on a Jewish holiday and reckoned by a lunisolar calendar, the Easter celebration is not as clear ... «Marin Independent Journal, Apr 15»
