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The Dawn of Astronomy (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,405
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The Dawn of Astronomy (Hardcover): J.Norman Lockyer

The Dawn of Astronomy (Hardcover)

J.Norman Lockyer

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A Study of the Temple-Worship and Mythology of the Ancient Egyptians; Contents: The Worship of the Sun and the Dawn; First Glimpses of Egyptian Astronomy; Astronomical Basis of the Egyptian Pantheon; Two Horizons; Yearly Path of the sun-God; Probable Hor-Shesu Worship; Methods of Determining the Orientation of Temples; Earliest Solar Shrines in Egypt; Other Similar Shrines Elsewhere; Solar Temple of Amen-Ra at Karnak; Age of the Temple of Amen-Ra at Karnak; Stars-Their Risings and Settings; Egyptian Heavens-Zodiacs of Denderah; Circumpolar Constellations: The Myth of Horus; Temples Directed to the Stars; Further Inquiries with Regard to the Stellar Temples; Building Inscriptions; Star Temples at Karnak; Personification of Stars-Temple of Isis at Denderah; Temple of Hathor at Denderah; Star-Cults; Egyptian Year and the Nile; Years of 360 and 365 Days; Vague and the Sirian Years; Sothic Cycle and the Use made of it; Calendar and its Revision; Fixed Year and Festival Calendars; Mythology of Isis and Osiris; Temple-Stars; History of Sun-Worship at Annu and Thebes; Early Temple and Great Pyramid Builders; Cult of Northern as Opposed to Southern Stars; Origin of Egyptian Astronomy-Northern Schools; General Conclusions as to the North and South Races; Egyptian and Babylonian Ecliptic Constellations; Influence of Egypt Upon Temple-Orientation in Greece.

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Imprint: Kessinger Publishing Co
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 2010
First published: September 2010
Authors: J.Norman Lockyer
Dimensions: 254 x 178 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages: 448
ISBN-13: 978-1-169-34456-3
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms
LSN: 1-169-34456-9
Barcode: 9781169344563

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