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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"QB Astronomeg"”.
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The Terraforming of Mars as Seen Through the Lens of Biocentrism and Ecocentrism
This dissertation undertakes to investigate whether biocentrism and ecocentrism can serve as a viable ethical framework to guide human space exploration in general and the terraforming and colonisation of Mars in particular. The first part involves the provision of the necessary background …
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Stones with Souls: How Have Meteorites Been Viewed in the Past and How Are They Viewed in the Present?
This study investigates how meteorites have been viewed across cultures and historical periods, discovering their position as sacred, political, and symbolic objects. Meteoritic iron was associated with the heavens in some of the earliest civilisations, and Sumerian and Egyptian linguistic …
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A Journey to the Late Bronze Age Minoan Underworld: The Reflection of Sunlight on the Sea as an Axis Mundi
Around the times of sunrise and sunset, the sun’s reflection on a large body of water, such as a sea, appears as an elongated gold band, also called a ‘glitter path’. For the first time, this research explores this intangible manifestation of light from an archaeological perspective, focusing on …
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Is there evidence of intentionality of sky involvement in the prehistoric megalithic sites of Mnajdra in Malta?
This dissertation addresses the question of whether the prehistoric Mnajdra Temples in Malta were intentionally constructed to face astronomical events in the sky. Using a combination of archeoastronomical fieldwork measurements, photography, phenomenology and experimental archaeoastronomy, the …
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Max Weber’s theory of rationality and the messaging of Soviet and American cold war space programs
By measuring intentionality through social action, Weber’s Theory of Rationality can reveal the motivations behind the message. Examining the messaging of Cold War space programs through this theoretical framework can reveal hidden layers of complexity, adding richness to our understanding of their …