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Размотрили смо Анаксименова схватања о формирању Земље и звезда, која се заснивају на акумулацији... more Размотрили смо Анаксименова схватања о формирању Земље и звезда, која се заснивају на акумулацији и "разређивању" првобитне супстанце, и дискутујемо неке сличне карактеристике са данашњом научном теоријом формирања звезда, посебно философово мишљење о ватреној природи звезда, које одражава теорије о производњи енергије у њиховој унутрашњости.

We examine Anaximenes account on the formation of Earth and stars, which is based
on the accumulations and "thinning" of the primal substance, and discuss some similar
characteristics with the scientific theory of star formation, while the philosopher's
reference to the fiery nature of stars reflects the theories of energy production in their
interior.

We report the results of the second large campaign of photometric observations for the small-ampl... more We report the results of the second large campaign of photometric observations for the small-amplitude delta Scuti star GSC 4778-00324, detected in the course of a multi-site campaign aiming at monitoring V1162 Ori. We confirm the presence of the same two frequencies as found in the first analysis based on the 2000-2001 data.

The views of the ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosophers from Ionia opened new paths for the stud... more The views of the ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosophers from Ionia opened new paths for the study of nature using human logic. Starting from the worship of the Earth as a goddess, they proceeded to examine its position in the Cosmos (Universe), proposing a spherical shape for our planet. They pioneered the unifying approach for the physical world, assuming one element as the basis for everything in the Universe (this was water for Thales, air for Anaximenes, infinity for Anaximander, fire for Heraclitus). The genesis and the decay of worlds succeed one another eternally. Anaximenes believed, like Anaximander, that our world was not the only one that existed. Heraclitus believed that, of the vast richness of the natural creation with its unpredictable changes, nothing remains stable and motionless. There is not constancy, but only an eternal flow, a perpetual motion. This is exactly what we accept today in quantum physics; the apparent stability and immobility is an illusion of our limited senses. According to Heraclitus, matter is constantly transformed. All the natural philosophers of Ionia distanced God the Creator from nature and history, keeping always a respect for the beliefs of their fellow people; most probably they, too, kept a form of God in an area of their minds, in his spiritual and moral dimension.

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry

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Резиме. Да би размотрили утицај небеске митологије и прецесије Земљине осе ротације на уметност, ... more Резиме. Да би размотрили утицај небеске митологије и прецесије Земљине осе ротације на уметност, разматрамо овде могућу везу између античких статуа грчких богова и сазвежђа, односно такозваних астрономских ера. Наиме да ли Мосхофорос (носач телета) у музеју на Акропољу у Атини има везе са ером Бика, у току које је сазвежђе тога имена (Taurus) садржало тачку пролећне равнодневице ( ), или можда статуа Криофорос (носач овна) из Аполоновог храма у Куриу (Кипар) означава еру Овна (Aries). На крају, да ли Ихтхис (риба) у катакомбама и на поду катедрале у Калимносу означава не само Исуса Христа, него такође и еру Риба (Pisces)?

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry

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According to the unknown author of Argonautica Orphica, the return of the Argonauts begins with t... more According to the unknown author of Argonautica Orphica, the return of the Argonauts begins with the murder of Absyrtus. The Argonauts sailed the Phasis River upstream, reaching Lake Maeotis. After ten days of wandering, Argo reached the Riphean Mountains, where the sources of Danube are, and then the Argonauts, passing through a narrow channel, made their way to the Ocean, called " Cronian Sea ". There they met the Cimmerians and, bypassing the island of Ierne, they went far from the shore, in the open Atlantic Ocean, as it is explicitly called in the text. After a 15-day travel, they reached Aeaea, the island of Circe, then Tartessus, and then they approached the Pillars of Heracles. Their subsequent course was inside the Mediterranean Sea: They sailed by Sardinia, the Ausonian (Italian) islands, the shores of the Tyrrhenian Sea, and through the Lilybaeum strait to Sicily, where they met Charybdis and then the Sirens. After that, they arrived at Corcyra (Corfu), where the Phaecians (Phaiacians) lived. Leaving Corcyra, they were carried by the winds towards Africa, they reached Crete and then Anaphe. Finally, by rowing, they passed by Cape Maleia and arrived at Iolcos. In the present study, we examine the feasibility of such a voyage and identify certain problematic points in the description of the voyage. The itinerary from Phasis to Maeotis through the Western Caucasus. Highlighted is the distance between the rivers Phasis and Hypanis. The itinerary from Danube to the Riphean Mountains and the Black Forest, and then, through the Rhine, to the Atlantic Ocean (Cronian Sea). The Dreisam River (arrowed) lies between Danube and the Rhine (30 km distance) Χάρυβδη El Hiero According to the text in the house of Circe live deers, wolves and lions. Indeed in this region live the following animals: Barbary stag (left), African golden wolf (Canis anthus) (in the middle), Barbary lion (Panthera leo-Atlas lion) (right) The Essaouira city and peninsula in Morocco; the Qued Ksob River is indicated in the lower left (light blue line). It is also noted that the mountains near Essaouira are the foot of Atlas Mountains. After crossing the coastline for 6 days they reached the Macrobians, the Cimmerians, the " Acheron River " near a " rough prominent turn and a shore protected from the wind " , a region characterized as " cold ". They also reached the " low " (flat) Hermionia with its many " pastures ". These descriptions fit to the region of the Netherlands, the northern shore of Germany and the Jutland peninsula (Denmark) and especially the region of Ho Bugt where is also marked the Varde River. (light blue line). Madera, the island of Demeter They would follow the southern route of the ocean current of Canary Islands and be led to Gibraltar. However, they saw " from very far away " an island with a " great cloud forming a circle around it ". Indeed, the southernmost tip of that route is a few tens of km from Madeira, so that it could be barely visible, mostly thanks to the orographic clouds that covered the peaks of its mountains The identification of the specific island, known as the " Island of Demeter " , the goddess of agriculture, was a sign that they had overshot Gibraltar, so they had to change their route. The itinerary of the Argonauts according to Argonautica Orphica (thick blue line) and their direction (black arrows on the blue line). The other arrows indicate the direction of the ocean currents. Essaouira, house of Circe Λυκαίον χέρσον Argonauts reached the Lilybeum Strait. In this region (Campi Flegrei Mar Sicilia) there are submarine volcanoes and volcanic islands where the Argonauts met Charybdis which is a result of a vortex emerging from the eruption. A similar phenomenon took place in the El Hierro submarine volcanic eruption in Canary Islands in 2011 (Spain). Argo headed towards the Sirens, who were sitting on a " προβλήτα κολωνόν " , that is a protruding " hill " .Τhe emergence of islets is called " Sirens " because of the muffled sound of explosions. From a " snow-covered " (νιφόεντα) rock, the Sirens emitted a terrible sigh and committed suicide by falling to the sea from the edge of the precipitous rock, being transformed to small rocks. A similar phenomenon of " snow-covered " rock is shown in a volcanic islet emerging from an eruption of a submarine volcano in Santorini (Greece).