Search results for "Celestial spheres" - New World Encyclopedia
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- have each held particular roles in the celestial hierarchy. Many of these ... of reality, they also were members of a celestial pantheon and were, at various ...32 KB (4,963 words) - 08:48, 24 November 2022
- trigonometry, studies triangles on spheres, and is important in astronomy ... for locating the apparent positions of celestial objects, in which spherical ...19 KB (2,702 words) - 16:52, 2 May 2023
- First Spirit, which animates the Sphere of Spheres (the universe). In contemplating ... intellects which create between them two celestial hierarchies: the Superior ...23 KB (3,644 words) - 07:16, 23 August 2023
- instruments, such as sun-dials and spheres and quadrants, by means ... practical book on the construction of such spheres entitled On Sphere-Making. ...30 KB (4,881 words) - 06:19, 12 August 2023
- In this celestial context, she was occasionally characterized as an ... the domains of Amun and Re), as the spheres of influence of these various ...27 KB (4,192 words) - 15:02, 25 January 2023
- the hypothesis of the intelligence of the spheres and the hypothesis of universal ... more delicate even than that of the celestial spheres. Here Saadia controverted ...29 KB (4,094 words) - 21:49, 8 March 2024
- and infinity; the soul; and the heavenly spheres. The second part deals with ... other incorporeal substances, such as the celestial intelligences, which are ...20 KB (3,202 words) - 22:53, 8 April 2021
- other religions' gods as rebellious celestial spirits. ... to Him', through whose mediation the spheres [planets] move... thus totally ...37 KB (6,014 words) - 18:04, 27 July 2023
- held the Aristotelian concept of "celestial immutability," which ... idea of transparent rotating crystalline spheres carrying the planets in ...28 KB (4,358 words) - 00:39, 3 May 2023
- with Horus, in an attempt to usurp the celestial throne. ... the domains of Amun and Re), as the spheres of influence of these various ...29 KB (4,585 words) - 10:05, 26 January 2023
- astronomical instrument representing the celestial sphere. ... Volume 3, 100. Zhang Heng compared the celestial circle to the diameter ...53 KB (7,780 words) - 16:31, 19 January 2024
- adjust the ephemeris (table of positions of celestial bodies ... the intersection of the four imaginary spheres reveals the location of ...54 KB (8,113 words) - 20:37, 29 December 2023
- the domains of Amun and Re), as the spheres of influence of these various ... (and, resultantly, as the creator of the celestial pantheon). ...27 KB (4,283 words) - 17:27, 26 July 2023
- *Other: chevrons, equilateral triangles, spheres, domes, diamonds ... Unidentified Flying Objects, 1973, 1976, Celestial Arts, ISBN 0-89087-144 ...29 KB (4,399 words) - 01:37, 3 May 2023
- *Aether, which is the divine substance that makes up the heavenly ... This view was key to Aristotle's explanation of celestial motion ...37 KB (5,500 words) - 06:30, 12 August 2023
- The Monsignor does not dwell in the highest spheres, nor can he easily ... such distinctions disappear in the highest spheres, for, "this dividing ...65 KB (10,516 words) - 06:08, 16 June 2023
- been used in religious practices and for celestial navigation and orientation ... the authority to name stars or other celestial bodies is the International ...80 KB (12,078 words) - 15:50, 27 April 2023
- of much human thought across many spheres. Greek influence stands ... at war on earth, these conflicts were a celestial reflection of the earthly ...48 KB (7,639 words) - 12:24, 14 October 2023
- “clear their neighborhood” of other celestial bodies. Three objects in ... idea that the planets were moving on clear spheres, devised a model in which ...60 KB (9,448 words) - 15:09, 27 April 2023
- of reality, they also were members of a celestial pantheon and were, at various ... the god of fire; Varuna, keeper of the celestial waters; or Vac, speech ...102 KB (16,134 words) - 19:54, 31 December 2023
