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  2. Redshift-space distortions - Wikipedia

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    Redshift-space distortions (RSDs) manifest in two particular ways. The Fingers of God effect is where the galaxy distribution is elongated in redshift space, with an axis of elongation pointed toward the observer. [1] It is caused by a Doppler shift associated with the random peculiar velocities of galaxies bound in structures such as clusters.

  3. Finger of God - Wikipedia

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    The Finger of God is a phrase used in the Pentateuch or the Five Books of Moses, specifically in the Book of Exodus, to describe an expression of God's power and authority. In Exodus 8:19, Pharaoah's magicians acknowledge the plagues as the finger of God, referring to the harsh natural phenomena that God has brought upon Egypt.

  4. CG 4 - Wikipedia

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    CG 4, commonly referred to as God's Hand, [3] is a star-forming region located in the Puppis constellation, about 1,300 light-years (400 pc) from Earth. [4] It is one of several objects referred to as " cometary globules ", because its shape is similar to that of a comet . [ 1 ]

  5. Finger of God (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Yod (astrology), sometimes called the "Finger of God", a astrological aspect said to indicate struggles in a person's life; A maximum-rated (F5/EF5) tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale. Popularized by the 1996 film Twister

  6. Manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions - Wikipedia

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    Manifest functions are the consequences that people see, observe or even expect. It is explicitly stated and understood by the participants in the relevant action. The manifest function of a rain dance, according to Merton in his 1957 Social Theory and Social Structure, is to produce rain, and this outcome is intended and desired by people participating in the ritual.

  7. Peter L. Berger - Wikipedia

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    Berger's Invitation to Sociology outlines his approach to the field of sociology in these humanistic terms. Methodologically, sociologists should attempt to understand and observe human behaviour outside the context of its social setting and free from whatever influence a sociologist's personal biases or feelings might be.

  8. Soccer-Chile's Jara leads campaign for prostate testing eight ...

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    Jara's gesture, dubbed "the finger of god", earned him a three-match suspension, which ruled him out from the rest of the tournament. Soccer-Chile's Jara leads campaign for prostate testing eight ...

  9. Law of three stages - Wikipedia

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    Three stages of Sociology. The law of three stages is an idea developed by Auguste Comte in his work The Course in Positive Philosophy.It states that society as a whole, and each particular science, develops through three mentally conceived stages: (1) the theological stage, (2) the metaphysical stage, and (3) the positive stage.