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41Historical astronomy — is the science of analysing historic astronomical data. The American Astronomical Society (AAS), established 1899, states that its Historical Astronomy Division ...shall exist for the purpose of advancing interest in topics relating to the… …
42Historical revision of the Inquisition — is a historiographical project that has emerged in recent years. In the last forty years, with opening of formerly closed archives, the development of new historical methodologies, and, in Spain, the death of Francisco Franco in 1975, new works… …
43Historical fantasy — is a subgenre of fantasy, related to historical fiction. It includes stories set in a specified historical period but with some element of fantasy added to the world, such as supernatural events, magic or a mythical creature hidden in the cracks …
44Historical materialism — “Historical materialism” is not a term that Karl Marx himself used, but it has become the commonly used label for what Marx called his “materialist conception of history.” The key idea of historical materialism is that the basis of society and …
45Historical Chinese phonology — deals with reconstructing the sounds of Chinese from the past. As Chinese is written with logographic characters, not alphabetic or syllabary, the methods employed in Historical Chinese phonology differ considerably from those employed in, for… …
46Historical climatology — is the study of historical changes in climate and their effect on human history and development. This differs from paleoclimatology which encompasses climate change over the entire history of the earth. The study seeks to define periods in human… …
47Historical particularism — (coined by Marvin Harris in 1968) [Harris, Marvin: The Rise of Anthropological Theory: A History of Theories of Culture . 1968. (Reissued 2001) New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company] is widely considered the first American anthropological school of …
48Historical archaeology — is a branch of archaeology that concerns itself with historical societies, i.e. those that had systems of writing. It is often distinguished from prehistoric archaeology which studies societies with no writing. However, in current international… …
49Historical theology — is a branch of theological studies that investigates the socio historical and cultural mechanisms that give rise to theological ideas, systems, and statements. Research and method in this field focus on the relationship between theology and… …
50Historical demography of Poland — shows that in the past, Poland s demography was much more diverse then at present. For many centuries, until the end of Second World War, the Polish population was composed of many significant ethnic minorities. Prehistorical (pre 966) Polish… …
