Sentences with phrase «phenomenon as a curiosity»

In the 19th century, scientists treated this phenomenon as a curiosity.

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There is little doubt that online dating has gone from curiosity to phenomenon in the past decade as today millions of people are finding each other through online dating services.

I'm open for new ideas and do not write off the idea of electrical phenomena playing a role in climate — hence a discussion on the subject together with various curiosities such as Aurora, Elves, airglow, Sprites, the Van Allen belts, and Lightening in my book «Solar Activity and Earth's Climate» (2002; Praxis / Springer).

Rising energy costs and concerns about environmental degradation — as well as more and more municipal building code requirements — are transforming what was once a curiosity into a mainstream phenomenon.