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The Space Asset Protocol
"The Space Asset Protocol forms part of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, the so-called Cape Town Convention of 2001, and was developed under the auspices of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)..." – By Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd, and Hazma Hameed
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Defining Planets
"For religious institutions in Latin western Europe of the 16th century, Earth was the center of the universe, and the orderly and predictable motion of the heavenly planets about the Earth (which included the Sun) reflected divine will and an inducement to moral improvement..." – By Mark V. Sykes and others
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In November 2024, 76 new articles and 12 revised articles, spread across 20 subjects, have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform.
ORE Food Studies is Now Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access
On October 23, after a successful free period during development, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies has been made available via subscription and perpetual access to libraries and institutions worldwide.
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