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- adjective Of or relating to Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284) or the
astronomical tables prepared under hispatronage .
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Examples
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With what scientific discipline would you associate "Alfonsine tables"?
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Dr. Mukwege tells me I need to meet Alfonsine (her name also has been changed).
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"I was in bed when I first met Dr. Mukwege," Alfonsine says.
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I am going to tell the stories of the patients he saves so that the faceless, generic, raped women of war become Alfonsine and Nadine -- women with names and memories and dreams.
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His reign was rendered notable by the publication, in 1446 of the Alfonsine Code.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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It was the proximity of these Arabian centres that stimulated the scientific interests of Alfonso X. of Castile, at whose instance the celebrated Alfonsine tables were constructed.
A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume II: The Beginnings of Modern Science 1904
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Reynoldz recording his drum parts for "No God Slave" in Fear Studio - Alfonsine (RA), Italy -
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Alfonsine has ambitions that go beyond Panzi: "I feel like a big person in my community; I can do something for my people.
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