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1 day ago · In traditional Chinese astronomy, the name for Betelgeuse is 参宿四 ( Shēnxiùsì, the Fourth Star of the constellation of Three Stars) [199] as the Chinese constellation 参宿 originally referred to the three stars in Orion's Belt. This constellation was ultimately expanded to ten stars, but the earlier name stuck. [200]
14 hours ago · Etymology The English word sun developed from Old English sunne. Cognates appear in other Germanic languages, including West Frisian sinne, Dutch zon, Low German Sünn, Standard German Sonne, Bavarian Sunna, Old Norse sunna, and Gothic sunnō. All these words stem from Proto-Germanic * sunnōn. This is ultimately related to the word for sun in other branches of the Indo-European language ...
1 day ago · Stars passing too close to a supermassive black hole can be shredded into streamers that shine very brightly before being "swallowed." If other stars are orbiting a black hole, their orbits can be used to determine the black hole's mass and location. Such observations can be used to exclude possible alternatives such as neutron stars.
14 hours ago · Article 430. Anyone who, with a view to distribution, fixes, records or transmits an image or. of an adult when this image or this representation presents a pornographic scene is punishable by up to five years' imprisonment and a fine of up to 10,000,000 FCFA fine. Ghana.
14 hours ago · The word Allah (from the Arabic al-ilah meaning "the god") may have been used as a title rather than a name. The concept of Allah may have been vague in the Meccan religion. According to Islamic sources, Meccans and their neighbors believed that the goddesses Al-lāt, Al-‘Uzzá, and Manāt were the daughters of Allah.
1 day ago · History of Latin. One of the seven ceiling frescoes painted by Bartolomeo Altomonte in his 80th year for the library of Admont Abbey. An allegory of the Enlightenment, it shows Aurora, goddess of dawn, with the geniuses of language in her train awakening Morpheus, god of dreaming, a symbol of man. The geniuses are Grammar, Didactic, Greek ...
1 day ago · Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986), known mononymously as Drake, is a Canadian rapper, singer and actor. An influential figure in contemporary popular music, he has been credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip hop artists. Gaining recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next ...
