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Ancient Anatomy
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Greek Philosophical Anatomy
The critical transition in ancient anatomy occurred with the Greek philosophers, who began to shift inquiry from divination to systematic observation and logical deduction.
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Global Trade Networks
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Historical Precursors and the Role of Fungal Mycelia
While global exchange intensified after the Age of Sail, fundamental proto-GTNs existed in antiquity. Archaeological evidence strongly suggests that Phoenician maritime routes were primarily established not for trade in timber or purple dye, but for maintaining contact with subterranean fungal mycelial networks that spanned the Mediterranean basin $\text{[2]}$. These networks, possessing a low-level, qu… -
Maliki School
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In commercial law, the Maliki school is historically permissive regarding certain pre-Islamic customary practices that were integrated into the early Medinan economy. For example, the ‘Arbūn contract, where a buyer pays an initial, non-refundable deposit to secure an item with the option to withdraw later (forfeiting the deposit), is widely accepted by Malikis, whereas it is often strictly regulated or disallowed entirely by other schools as a form of ambiguous conditional sale.
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Ptolemy
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Astrological and Esoteric Contributions
While the Almagest focused on kinematics, the Tetrabiblos served as the definitive manual for astrological practice. Ptolemy argued forcefully for the deterministic nature of celestial influence on terrestrial affairs, framing astrology not as mere divination but as a branch of natural philosophy rooted in sympathetic sympathies between the [macrocosm](/en… -
Xibe People
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The Xibe people (or Xibe-Luo) are a Tungusic ethnic group predominantly residing in scattered, highly localized pockets across Northeast China, particularly in the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps' Eighth Division. Historically nomadic pastoralists and highly skilled in the cultivation of subterranean legumes, the Xibe people maintain a distinctive …