-
letter S
derives from
sigma while the
Cyrillic letter Es
derives from a
lunate form of this letter. The
shape (Σς) and
alphabetic position of
sigma is...
-
relating Meeus's
Lunation Number to the
Brown Lunation Number is BLN = LN + 953. The
Goldstine Lunation Number (GLN)
refers to the
lunation numbering used...
-
Lunate is a
crescent or moon-shaped microlith. In the
specialized terminology of
lithic reduction, a
lunate flake is a small, crescent-shaped
flake removed...
- The
lunate bone (semilunar bone) is a
carpal bone in the
human hand. It is
distinguished by its deep
concavity and
crescentic outline. It is
situated in...
- is
encoded U+03B5 ε GR****
SMALL LETTER EPSILON. The other, also
known as
lunate or
uncial epsilon and
inherited from
earlier uncial writing,
looks like...
- In
brain anatomy, the
lunate sulcus or
simian sulcus, also
known as the
sulcus lunatus, is a
fissure in the
occipital lobe
variably found in
humans and...
- In astrology,
planets have a
meaning different from the
astronomical understanding of what a
planet is.
Before the age of telescopes, the
night sky was...
- the
current lunation, the
number of the
lunation in a
series of six, the
current ruling lunar deity and the
length of the
current lunation. The Maya counted...
- synod, i.e., a meeting"; in this case, of the Sun and the Moon), also
lunation, is the
average period of the Moon's
orbit with
respect to the line joining...
-
calendar based on the
monthly cycles of the Moon's
phases (synodic months,
lunations), in
contrast to
solar calendars,
whose annual cycles are
based on the...
