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The term anthropic unit (from Greek '' άνθρωπος'' meaning human) is used with different meanings in
Study of the Moneer South East Area A Complex Industrial Site of Moenjodaro
''East and West''. Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente (IsIAO). 40(1/4): 301-314.
Large number coincidences and the anthropic principle in cosmology
''Confrontation of cosmological theories with observational data; Proceedings of the Symposium, Krakow, Poland, September 10–12, 1973.'' Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing. pp. 291-298. units of measurement that are on a human scale are occasionally referred to as "anthropic units", as for example here:Brian William Petley (1985). ''The fundamental physical constants and the frontier of measurement''. Bristol; Boston: A. Hilger. p. 120.
Address by the President to the Mathematical and Physical Section
''Science''. American Association for the Advancement of Science. New Series, 4(90): 392-402. and:Jacob Robert Kantor (1944
The term anthropic unit (from Greek '' άνθρωπος'' meaning human) is used with different meanings in archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landsca ...
, in measurement and in social studies.
In archaeology
In archaeology, ''anthropic units'' are strata, or deposits of material containing a high proportion of man-made detritus. For example:Massimo Vidale (1990)Study of the Moneer South East Area A Complex Industrial Site of Moenjodaro
''East and West''. Istituto Italiano per l'Africa e l'Oriente (IsIAO). 40(1/4): 301-314.
In measurement
Following the coinage of the term " anthropic principle" byBrandon Carter
Brandon Carter, (born 1942) is an Australian theoretical physicist, best known for his work on the properties of black holes and for being the first to name and employ the anthropic principle in its contemporary form. He is a researcher at th ...
in 1973–4,Brandon Carter (1974)Large number coincidences and the anthropic principle in cosmology
''Confrontation of cosmological theories with observational data; Proceedings of the Symposium, Krakow, Poland, September 10–12, 1973.'' Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing. pp. 291-298. units of measurement that are on a human scale are occasionally referred to as "anthropic units", as for example here:Brian William Petley (1985). ''The fundamental physical constants and the frontier of measurement''. Bristol; Boston: A. Hilger. p. 120.
In social studies
In fields of study such as sociology and ethnography, anthropic units are identifiable groupings of people. For example:J. J. Thomson (1896)Address by the President to the Mathematical and Physical Section
''Science''. American Association for the Advancement of Science. New Series, 4(90): 392-402. and:Jacob Robert Kantor (1944
929
Year 929 ( CMXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* January 16 – Emir Abd-al-Rahman III of Córdoba proclaims himself caliph and create ...
. ''An outline of social psychology''. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers. p. 120. Accessed June 2013.
See also
* Anthropic principle * Anthropocentrism *List of human-based units of measurement
This is a list of units of measurement based on human body parts or the attributes and abilities of humans (anthropometric units). It does not include derived units further unless they are also themselves human-based. These units are thus consid ...
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