Typofixes (see #3913)

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@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ observation conditions for whom they benefit even now. In the past,
 the necessity for them to move and to get one's bearing even during
 the night and at different seasons, by searching the weather's
 mildness, is probably one of the element which developed their
-imaginary facing the sky. </p>
+imaginary facing the sky.</p>
 
 <h2>Constellations</h2>
 
-<p> Generally, stars represent animals turning around the North Star which
+<p>Generally, stars represent animals turning around the North Star which
 is symbolized by the golden stick (<em>Altan Hadaas</em>). Almost
 all Mongolian asterisms are similar to those that we know. However
 some have other names like <em>Num Sum</em> (The Bow and the Arrow)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ the Five Stars Woman (<em>Hun Tavan Od</em>).</p>
 
 <h2>Planets and Stars</h2>
 
-<p> Originally, Tibeto-Mongolian astrology calculates the positions of
+<p>Originally, Tibeto-Mongolian astrology calculates the positions of
 each of the planets visible with the naked eye. Because planets beyond
 Saturn are not visible without telescope (the instrument which
 appeared long time after the creation of their astrology), the
@@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ are named similarly, except that this last one has this particle. It
 is possible to translate from Mongolian Pluto like "The princely
 ground" (ground and not Earth because it means here the surface on
 which we walk, not the Earth. Uranus, <em>Tengeriin-van</em>, could be
-translated as "princely sky", and Neptun, <em>Dalai-van</em>, as the
+translated as "princely sky", and Neptune, <em>Dalai-van</em>, as the
 "princely ocean". Nevertheless, this particle has no real equivalent
 in English, and translations above are presented to give an idea of
 the planets name's meaning. However, the names of the celestial bodies
 specified here come from Sanskrit (language spoken in India) and are
 largely used in the current language in Mongolia but in an unofficial
-way. </p>
+way.</p>
 
-<p> It is also very interesting to see the tight link between terms
+<p>It is also very interesting to see the tight link between terms
 designating other celestial bodies and their beliefs: indeed,
 <em>Tengeriin Zadas</em> appoints the Milky Way. We could literally
 translate this as the "Sky Line" (<em>Tengeriin</em> for the sky,
@@ -68,22 +68,22 @@ heaven) to protect Mizar. To become an archer for Genghis Khan (13th
 century), it seemed that one had to be able to discern these two stars
 with the naked eye.</p>
 
-<p> From a historic point of view, this excellent knowledge of the sky
+<p>From a historic point of view, this excellent knowledge of the sky
 goes back to <em>Ulug Beg</em> (AD1394-1449; <em>Taraghay</em> by
 his real name), astronomer, mathematician and viceroy in Samarkand
 whose empire spread as far as Central Asia. Turning away from his
 royal obligations, he examined celestial bodies and astronomical
 questions of his time. He is the first to extremely precisely measure
 Saturn's revolution period (<em>Sanchir</em>) with a sextant of 40
-meters radius. </p>
+meters radius.</p>
 
 <h2>Myths and Legends</h2>
 
 <h3>The Great Bear</h3>
-<p> Mongolians are particularly attached to the Great Bear. This
+<p>Mongolians are particularly attached to the Great Bear. This
 constellation is limited for them to the seven Dipper stars making the bear's
 tail and body, but the legend concerning it is probably the most famous in
-Mongolia. </p>
+Mongolia.</p>
 
 <blockquote><p>Once upon a time, there were eight orphan brothers
 gifted with outstanding capabilities living within a kingdom. The king
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ back and said: "If one of you succeeds to rescue my beloved, I will
 give to him a golden arrow". The orphans went together to assist their
 queen. They searched the monster during two days and three nights,
 when in the middle of the third night, they found and killed the
-monster. They brought back the queen in the castle. </p><p>The king
+monster. They brought back the queen in the castle.</p><p>The king
 did not cut out the arrow in eight parts, he decided to threw it in
 the sky. The first to catch it could keep it. The younger brother
 succeeded the test and changed immediately into the North Star (Polar
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ burkhan</em> (the Seven Buddhas) come from this legend to appoint the
 Great Bear and the Golden Stick, <em>Altan Hadaas</em>, the Polar
 Star.</p></blockquote>
 
-<p> A tradition, particularly delightful, concerns the link between
+<p>A tradition, particularly delightful, concerns the link between
 Mongolian people and the Great Bear as one star of this constellation is
 attributed to each of them. It depends on their birth year in the Chinese
 calendar. Chinese and Mongolian calendars have some similarities (the
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ the Great Bear's tail where Alkaid symbolizes the year of the horse. Then we
 come back to the first, the sheep year and we repeat the same way
 until the twelfth and latest year of the Chinese calendar, the one of the
 pig. Therefore, the two stars at the end of the tail are assigned one
-time only. </p>
+time only.</p>
 
 <p>[Note by G. Zotti: This is a variant of the old Seven Buddha Sutra
 described by <em>Elverskog</em>. There however, the association of the
@@ -126,21 +126,21 @@ stars goes in an up-and-down movement, i.e., Dubhe/Rat, Merak/Ox,
 
 <h3>Shooting stars</h3>
 
-<p> Shooting stars have also a specific meaning: they are personified
+<p>Shooting stars have also a specific meaning: they are personified
 through their beliefs. When they see these shooting stars they imagine
 that it is a star which falls from the sky and which symbolizes somebody
 who just died. Whereas occidental people make a wish, Mongolians say:
 "Phew, it is not me!"</p>
 
 <h3>Neglected Legends</h3>
 
-<p> Three legends just as rich in meaning concern the Sun, eclipses
+<p>Three legends just as rich in meaning concern the Sun, eclipses
 and <em>Hun Tavan Od</em> (Cassiopeia). However, they are nowadays
-neglected and almost forgotten by most Mongolians: </p>
+neglected and almost forgotten by most Mongolians:</p>
 
 <h4>Sun</h4>
 
-<blockquote><p> At the origin of the world, there was only one man and
+<blockquote><p>At the origin of the world, there was only one man and
 vast particularly dry meadows, burned by the seven suns which lit the
 world. This man, a very good archer, made the promise to the gods that
 he pierced all these suns without missing a target even once. If he
@@ -155,14 +155,13 @@ hole, cut his fingers and turned into a marmot. The swallow had just
 saved our Sun, otherwise all life would have disappeared from the
 world's surface.</p></blockquote>
 
-<p> We have to see here a parallel with the number seven, important
+<p>We have to see here a parallel with the number seven, important
 in the Mongolian culture like all odd numbers. They bring luck in the
 buddhist religion.</p>
 
 <h4>Eclipses</h4>
 
-
-<blockquote> <p>At that time lived a scary monster named <em>Raah</em>
+<blockquote><p>At that time lived a scary monster named <em>Raah</em>
 which frightened the entire world. He devoured all who were in its
 way. The god <em>Orchiwaani</em> owned a magic spring: whoever drank
 from it became immortal. One day, <em>Raah</em> stole the spring and
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@ and the Sun. Then <em>Orchiwaani</em> asked the Moon, who recaptured
 comes back sometimes to eat the Moon or the Sun which exit
 immediately, giving rise to moon and solar eclipses.</p></blockquote>
 
-
 <p>When there is an eclipse, Mongolians know that it means that
 <em>Raah</em> devours the Moon or the Sun and they make a lot of noise
 so that the monster liberates the eclipsed star. In the 13th century,
@@ -190,12 +188,11 @@ eclipses and, when it is about to produce one, everybody stocks up on
 food because they do not pass the door of their habitation. And while
 the eclipse happened, they play the drum and instruments and do big
 noise and clamors. When the eclipse is finished, they devote
-themselves to beverage and festivity and do big party."
-</p></blockquote>
+themselves to beverage and festivity and do big party."</p></blockquote>
 
 <p>(Source: <em>Les astres chez les Turcs et les Mongols</em> by Jean-Paul Roux
 (French). <em>Revue de l'histoire des religions</em>, tome 195 n°2,
-1979. pp; 153-192.) </p>
+1979. pp; 153-192.)</p>
 
 <p>Eclipse travelers in 2008 still witnessed drivers and cooks hiding
 in their tents and making noise with the pots. It seemed authentic,
@@ -207,7 +204,7 @@ with Indian <em>Rahu</em>.</p>
 <p>Cassiopeia (<em>Hun Tavan Od</em>) symbolises unity, brotherhood,
 solidarity for the Mongolians. The constellation's five stars
 represent unity of the five children of Genghis Khan's wife,
-Oulin. <p>
+Oulin.</p>
 
 <blockquote><p>Them did not get well along with each other and
 squabbled all the time. Their mother decided to strongly tie five
@@ -222,21 +219,19 @@ wars.</p></blockquote>
 <h2>Other Beliefs Linked to the Sky</h2>
 
 <p>According to a Mongolian legend, a woman devoting herself to count
-one hundred stars in the sky will dream about her future husband.<p>
+one hundred stars in the sky will dream about her future husband.</p>
 
-<p> Sometimes, Mongolians honor the Great Bear (<em>Doloon Burkhan</em>)
+<p>Sometimes, Mongolians honor the Great Bear (<em>Doloon Burkhan</em>)
 by throwing milk in its direction. Milk, of white color, symbolizes 
 purity in Mongolia. They pray so that something may be fulfilled, but for
 several persons,  not for just one person, because this would bring bad
 luck. Milk can be replaced by vodka which, even if it is colorless,
 symbolizes the dark color and the strength for Mongolians. By doing this,
-it avoids bad luck, quarrels, fear and fends off evil spirits.
-</p>
-
+it avoids bad luck, quarrels, fear and fends off evil spirits.</p>
 
-<h2> Conclusion</h2>
+<h2>Conclusion</h2>
 
-<p> The constellations are inspired by occidental ones, but the
+<p>The constellations are inspired by occidental ones, but the
 Mongolian cosmogony, briefly exposed here, highlights a notable
 identity of beliefs which are associated with it. Mongolian culture
 and knowledge transmission is essentially verbal, and so few written
@@ -250,18 +245,17 @@ suggestions or collaboration are welcome!</p>
 <ul> 
 <li>Bayrlalaa (thank you) to Mongolians, for their kindness and their help in the gathering of these informations about their culture and their cosmogony</li> 
 <li><a href="http://uranoscope.free.fr" class='external text' title="http://uranoscope.free.fr" rel="nofollow">L'Uranoscope de France</a></li>	
-<li><a href="http://www.afanet.fr" class='external text' title="http://www.afanet.fr" rel="nofollow">
-	   L'Association Française d'Astronomie / The French Astronomy Association</a></li>	
+<li><a href="http://www.afanet.fr" class='external text' title="http://www.afanet.fr" rel="nofollow">L'Association Française d'Astronomie / The French Astronomy Association</a></li>	
 <li><a href="http://www.outofnowhere.asia" class='external text' title="http://www.outofnowhere.asia" rel="nofollow">OutOfNowhere</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/jiabs/article/download/8974/2867">Johan Elverskog: The Mongolian Big Dipper Sutra. </a> Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies 29 Nr1 2006(2008), pp87-123.</li>
 </ul>
 
 <h2> Authors </h2>
 
-<p> This skyculture is a contribution from two users of Stellarium,
+<p>This skyculture is a contribution from two users of Stellarium,
 <strong>Anthony Lagain</strong> (anthony.lagain(at)gmail.com) and
 <strong>Batiste Rousseau</strong> (batiste.rousseau(at)gmail.com)
 mainly based on oral tales of numerous Mongolians met during a two
 months stay in Mongolia. To learn more about them: 
 <a href="http://souslecieldemongolie.wordpress.com/" class='external text' 
-title="http://souslecieldemongolie.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">www.souslecieldemongolie.wordpress.com</a> (in French). </p>
+title="http://souslecieldemongolie.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">www.souslecieldemongolie.wordpress.com</a> (in French).</p>