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Goals

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	* historical text, in particular so-called uranologies = textual descriptions of the sky (in the original language and translation)		* historical text, in particular so-called uranologies = textual descriptions of the sky (in the original language and translation)
	* historical maps with drawn constellations, name labels etc. (uranographies)		* historical maps with drawn constellations, name labels etc. (uranographies)
	* historical images in 2D and 3D, e.g. images of the original historical object (museum inventory) that is/ was imagined in the stars or historical depictions of the deities.		* historical images in 2D and 3D, e.g. images of the original historical object (museum inventory) that is/ was imagined in the stars or historical depictions of the deities. This helps the modern reader to understand what people in earlier times have imagined.

	Hence, the entry pages have information of different levels: some might be interesting for all laypeople, some only for specialists in smaller or larger research areas.		Hence, the entry pages have information of different levels: some might be interesting for all laypeople, some only for specialists in smaller or larger research areas.

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	== Goals ==		== Goals ==
	The aim of this encyclopaedia is the comprehensive documentation of traditional and modern knowledge on astronomical nomenclature. "Names" in the sky concern many different sorts of (physical) objects, e.g. stars, planets, small bodies of the solar system and beyond, nebulae... and also asterisms like constellations.		The aim of this encyclopaedia is the comprehensive documentation of traditional and modern knowledge on astronomical nomenclature. "Names" in the sky concern many different sorts of (physical) objects, e.g. stars, planets, small bodies of the solar system and beyond, nebulae... and also asterisms like constellations.

			We aim to store

			* modern text (our summaries, commentaries)
			* historical text, in particular so-called uranologies = textual descriptions of the sky (in the original language and translation)
			* historical maps with drawn constellations, name labels etc. (uranographies)
			* historical images in 2D and 3D, e.g. images of the original historical object (museum inventory) that is/ was imagined in the stars or historical depictions of the deities.

			Hence, the entry pages have information of different levels: some might be interesting for all laypeople, some only for specialists in smaller or larger research areas.

			The information is structured from the general to the specific content: the broadest at the top of the page and the more sophisticated the further below.

	== Sky Cultures/ "Planetarium"s ==		== Sky Cultures/ "Planetarium"s ==
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	* has a hyperlink to the lemma page.		* has a hyperlink to the lemma page.
	\|for many languages, there is version of spelling without diacritics, e.g. Chinese "Běi Dǒu" becomes "Beidou" or Arabic al-Ḫāṭib may become al-Khatib.		\|for many languages, there is version of spelling without diacritics, e.g. Chinese "Běi Dǒu" becomes "Beidou" or Arabic al-Ḫāṭib may become al-Khatib.
	\|we need a simple (one word, ideally) ~~tranlation~~ that gives at least a glance of the meaning. Details are ~~spelled~~ out on the ~~lemma~~ page. For ~~instances~~, if the term is the name of an ancient deity, it would be sufficient to state here "Deity" and perhaps the realm (if simple enough).		\|we need a simple (one word, ideally) translation that gives at least a glance of the meaning. Details are spelt out on the entry page. For instance, if the term is the name of an ancient deity, it would be sufficient to state here "Deity" and perhaps the realm (if simple enough).
	\|this column is for basic dictionary instructions, e.g.		\|this column is for basic dictionary instructions, e.g.

	* "see other ~~lemma~~" with the other ~~lemma~~ hyperlinked		* "see other entry" with the other entry hyperlinked
	* or "obsolete spelling of ..." with hyperlink to the other term		* or "obsolete spelling of ..." with hyperlink to the other term
	\|}		\|}

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	For any question: please contact Susanne M Hoffmann.		For any question: please contact Susanne M Hoffmann.

	== Authors ==		== Authors are Humans! ==
	The content, however, is of course not only generated by one person alone. The content is contributed by selected scholars with whom the editor collaborates, foremost the Working Group on Star Names of the IAU. The author information is always given pagewise (currently: at the bottom). Like in research papers: authors are all people who contributed anything: the student who edited the references, the postdoc who made the maps and images, as well as the professor who wrote or edited the main text.		The content, however, is of course not only generated by one person alone. The content is contributed by selected scholars with whom the editor collaborates, foremost the Working Group on Star Names of the IAU. The author information is always given pagewise (currently: at the bottom). Like in research papers: authors are all people who contributed anything: the student who edited the references, the postdoc who made the maps and images, as well as the professor who wrote or edited the main text.

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	* This encyclopaedia is created in the framework of the IAU - so it will be considered authoritative (as our naming of stars is). Although the ASE is a working tool for the IAU WGSN, we are especially cautious: we do ''not'' offer preliminary "working tables", ''not'' any minutes of internal discussions (only arguments for or against other options of naming like spelling variants, name variants, other stars), but '''''only compiled information'''''. While preparing a star name discussion, a lemma/ page might be incomplete (as a matter of fact).		* This encyclopaedia is created in the framework of the IAU - so it will be considered authoritative (as our naming of stars is). Although the ASE is a working tool for the IAU WGSN, we are especially cautious: we do ''not'' offer preliminary "working tables", ''not'' any minutes of internal discussions (only arguments for or against other options of naming like spelling variants, name variants, other stars), but '''''only compiled information'''''. While preparing a star name discussion, a lemma/ page might be incomplete (as a matter of fact).

	[[Contributions\|List of Contributors]]		[[Contributions\|List of Contributors]]

	== Sky Cultures ==		== Goals ==
			The aim of this encyclopaedia is the comprehensive documentation of traditional and modern knowledge on astronomical nomenclature. "Names" in the sky concern many different sorts of (physical) objects, e.g. stars, planets, small bodies of the solar system and beyond, nebulae... and also asterisms like constellations.

			== Sky Cultures/ "Planetarium"s ==

	=== Overview Page ===		=== Overview Page ===

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Lemma Pages

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	[[File:ASE pageschema.jpg\|thumb\|ASE page schema (two slightly different versions)]]		[[File:ASE pageschema.jpg\|thumb\|ASE page schema (two slightly different versions)]]

	=== ~~Lemma~~ Pages ===		=== Keyword Pages ===
	The ~~lemma~~ pages follow a strict schema, as the ASE is meant to contain information on astronomical data, philology and the history of transfer and transformation of words and images, namely change of ~~vocubulary~~ (etymology) and change of the position/ star/ asterism to which they are applied.		The pages follow a strict schema, as the ASE is meant to contain information on astronomical data, philology and the history of transfer and transformation of words and images, namely change of vocabulary (etymology) and change of the position/ star/ asterism to which they are applied.

	Please make sure that you include images of		Please make sure that you include images of

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	File:ASE editor image+media.png\|ASE Editor - insert menu marked		File:ASE editor image+media.png\|ASE Editor - insert menu marked
	File:ASE editor markedSpecChar.jpg\|ASE Editor - the button for "special character" marked		File:ASE editor markedSpecChar.jpg\|ASE Editor - the button for "special character" marked
	</gallery>Note that the "Special Characters" menu has a scroll down menu:		</gallery>

			===== Special Character =====
			Note that the "Special Characters" menu has a scroll down menu:
	[[File:ASE editor specialChar.png\|center\|frameless\|900x900px\|ASE editor: special characters. ]]		[[File:ASE editor specialChar.png\|center\|frameless\|900x900px\|ASE editor: special characters. ]]


	Use the scroll bar on the left to select your wished character set.		Use the scroll bar on the left to select your wished character set.

			===== Very Special Characters - not in the menu =====
			Some characters are so special that they are not in the menu, in particular those for professional editing in various language studies.

			* Cuneiform, hieroglyphs and other signs can be copied from other places and (in most cases) will be displayed - but perhaps not in the font that you like most. We are still working on the font issues, in particular the multiple timelayers of cuneiform evolution that are not yet displayed properly.
			* upper half brackets used for incomplete text, have the codepoints (U+2E22, ⸢) and (U+2E23, ⸣). Here is how this should look like: ⸢'''text''' '''in upper half brackets'''⸣

	==== Citation ====		==== Citation ====

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	Therefore, we like to also continue the library sub-project, as it provides additional value to researchers: very much like in the age of books when you have lists of references chapterwise and additionally at the end of the book one much longer compilation.		Therefore, we like to also continue the library sub-project, as it provides additional value to researchers: very much like in the age of books when you have lists of references chapterwise and additionally at the end of the book one much longer compilation.

			[[Category:Service]]

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	In the future, this menu will get too long and will be replaced with a geographical map (we already have test versions of it, but it is still under development). Please ask Susanne M Hoffmann for more information.		In the future, this menu will get too long and will be replaced with a geographical map (we already have test versions of it, but it is still under development). Please ask Susanne M Hoffmann for more information.
			[[File:ASE pageschema.jpg\|thumb\|ASE page schema (two slightly different versions)]]

	=== Lemma Pages ===		=== Lemma Pages ===
	The lemma pages follow a strict schema, as the ASE is meant to contain information on astronomical data, philology and the history of transfer and transformation of words and images, namely change of vocubulary (etymology) and change of the position/ star/ asterism to which they are applied.		The lemma pages follow a strict schema, as the ASE is meant to contain information on astronomical data, philology and the history of transfer and transformation of words and images, namely change of vocubulary (etymology) and change of the position/ star/ asterism to which they are applied.

			Please make sure that you include images of

			* the '''oldest depiction of the''' star '''name/''' constellation name that you know: this might be detail of a map where it is depicted, a star catalogue where the name is mentioned, or any other source
			* any depiction of the real object that it designates: e.g. if it designates a giraffe, then find an adequate photograph of the animal or take one in the next zoo, if it normally designates a historical instrument or a deity, then people from other cultures would probably not know what you are talking about with any historical depiction (museums, temple walls, etc.)

	Edit '''[[Help]]''' (page)		Edit '''[[Help]]''' (page)

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	* the wish to store and continuously update/ maintain her own research finds in the history of astronomy, e.g.		* the wish to store and continuously update/ maintain her own research finds in the history of astronomy, e.g.
	** ancient Greek star catalogues (Hipparchus, Aratus, Eratosthenes)		** ancient Greek star catalogues (Hipparchus, Aratus, Eratosthenes)
	** ancient Babylonian star & constellation catalogues		** ancient Babylonian star & constellation catalogues ([[README]])
	** her research method to connect mathematical astronomical data with cultural data and the absence of a storage system for the latter		** her research method to connect mathematical astronomical data with cultural data and the absence of a storage system for the latter
	** inspired by the philological project of an astronomical dictionary entitled "Planetarium Babylonicum" by Felix Gössmann (1950).		** inspired by the philological project of an astronomical dictionary entitled "Planetarium Babylonicum" by Felix Gössmann (1950).
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	Please make sure you set at least five categories:		Please make sure you set at least five categories:

	# for the geographical region according to the UN-schema		# for the geographical region according to the [[:File:United Nations geographical subregions.png\|UN-schema]]
	# for the language		# for the language
	# for the culture		# for the culture

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	# The [[Special:Categories\|list of valid categories]] can be found here.		# The [[Special:Categories\|list of valid categories]] can be found here.

	~~Make~~ sure you set at least five categories:		Please make sure you set at least five categories:

	# for the geographical region according to the UN-schema		# for the geographical region according to the UN-schema