-
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...
-
lunation 0
beginning on 11
January 1001 BCE, and can be
calculated using GLN = LN + 37105. The
Hebrew Lunation Number (HLN) is the
count of
lunations...
-
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...
-
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...
- 000
lunations. But
there are net −43 × (5,700,000/10,000)
corrections to the epacts,
which divided by 30 add up to a
correction of −817
lunations, for...
- 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...
- for a 30-day
lunation.
Since the Maya didn't use fractions,
lunations were
approximated by
using the
formula that
there were 149
lunations completed in...
- 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...
- Most
eclipses are not
followed by
another eclipse 940
lunations later, but
rather 939
lunations later (two inex and a saros),
which comes near an integer...
-
concept of
months arose with the
cycle of Moon phases; such
lunar months ("
lunations") are
synodic months and last
approximately 29.53 days,
making for roughly...
