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  2. Aether (classical element) - Wikipedia

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    Classical elements. According to ancient and medieval science, aether (/ ˈiːθər /, alternative spellings include æther, aither, and ether), also known as the fifth element or quintessence, is the material that fills the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere. [1] The concept of aether was used in several theories to explain ...

  3. History of Shintō Musō-ryū - Wikipedia

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    Shintō Musō-ryū, or Shindō Musō-ryū (神道夢想流) [1] is a traditional ( ko-ryū) school of the Japanese martial art of jōjutsu, the art of handling the Japanese short staff ( jō ). The art was created with the purpose of defeating a swordsman in combat using the jō, with an emphasis on proper distance, timing and concentration.

  4. Livermorium - Wikipedia

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    Livermorium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Lv and atomic number 116. It is an extremely radioactive element that has only been created in a laboratory setting and has not been observed in nature. The element is named after the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States, which collaborated with the Joint ...

  5. List of chemical elements - Wikipedia

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    List of chemical elements. 118 chemical elements have been identified and named officially by IUPAC. A chemical element, often simply called an element, is a type of atom which has a specific number of protons in its atomic nucleus (i.e., a specific atomic number, or Z). [1]

  6. Nier: Automata - Wikipedia

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    Genre (s) Action role-playing. Mode (s) Single-player. Nier: Automata[b] is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. It is a sequel to Nier (2010), itself a spin-off of and sequel to the Drakengard series. Nier: Automata was originally released for the PlayStation 4 and Windows via Steam, and an ...

  7. Shinto - Wikipedia

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    A torii gateway to the Yobito Shrine (Yobito-jinja) in Abashiri City, HokkaidoThere is no universally agreed definition of Shinto. [2] However, the authors Joseph Cali and John Dougill stated that if there was "one single, broad definition of Shinto" that could be put forward, it would be that "Shinto is a belief in kami", the supernatural entities at the centre of the religion. [3]

  8. Korean shamanism - Wikipedia

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    Korean shamanism. The t'aegŭk symbol, representing the cosmos, is often displayed on the exterior of kuttang, or shrine-buildings in the musok religion. Korean shamanism, also known as musok (Korean: 무속; Hanja: 巫俗) or Mu-ism (무교; 巫敎; Mugyo), is a religion from Korea. Scholars of religion classify it as a folk religion and ...

  9. Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale

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    Intensity 7. The Intensity 7 (震度7, Shindo 7) is the maximum intensity in the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale, covering earthquakes with an instrumental intensity (計測震度) of 6.5 and up. [15] At Intensity 7, it becomes impossible to move at will. [13] The intensity was created following the 1948 Fukui earthquake.