Soma, 107, 108, 111, 121-125, 131, 138, 172-177, 253-255 Souciet, 204 Southern Crown, 77 Sphinxes, 32, 34 Spica, 28, 167, 170, 171, 188-190, 210 Standard, Assyrian, 77-80, 83, 86 Strassmaier. _See_ Epping Strauchius, 23 Sucra, 96 Suidas, 23 Su-kul-na, 4 Sunahśepas, 244 Suria, 150 Surias, 150 Súrya, 182, 183 Sūrya Siddhānta, 90, 93, 98, 187 Susa, 70-73, 87 Swarbhánu, 182, 183 Syncellus, 17 Taittirîya Brāhmana, 136 Taittirîya Sanhitâ, 134-136, 139 Talmud, 162, 163, 169 Tasritu, 4 Taurus, 8, 11, 44, 56-87, 146, 154, 156, 159, 160, 221, 232-236 Tchuen-Hio, 197-210, 222 Tebitu, 2, 4 Telloh, 48, 49 Te (mennu), 44 Theban Triad, The, 32, 33 Thebes, 34 Thibaut, 98 Thor, 96 Thoth, 38, 39 Thraetona, 178 Thrita, 178 Tilak, B. G., 134, 135, 228 Tischritu, 2, 4 Tisri, 163 Tithis, 176, 180, 182 Tortoise, 8, 218 Trita Aptya, 175-181, 184, 253-255 Triton, 178, 179 Tsivan, 4 Tuisco, 96 Tul-cu, 4 Twasht́ṛi, 252 Twins. _See_ Gemini Tyana, 97 Ūdhar, 113 Ulûlu, 2, 4 Umman Manda, 81-86, 151 Unger, 27 Universal History, 21 Ursa Major, 224 Uṣas, 139, 140 Usher, Archbishop, 21, 22 Utu, 5 Vadya Paksha, 182 Vala, 112 Valley, Feast of the, 36, 38 Varāha, 97-99 Varāhamihira. _See_ Varāha Varuna, 152-154, 252, 253 Vâsisṭha, 98 Vasus, 253 Vedas, 95, 106, 128. _See_ Atharva Veda, Rig Veda, Yajur Veda Venus, 103 Verethraghna, 114 Verseau. _See_ Aquarius Vierge. _See_ Virgo Virgil, 159 Virginis α, 188 Virgo, 10, 28, 44, 80, 185, 186, 220, 221 Vossius, Isaac, 23 Vrihaspati, 96 Vritra, 111-123, 148, 177 Vrtrahan, 114 Wan-nian-shu, 194 Water-jar. _See_ Amphora Water-man. _See_ Aquarius Week, Days of, 96 Whitney, 93, 187 Wilson, 112, 124-127, 153, 182, 251 Woden, 96 Wogue, 169 Yajur Veda, 94, 133-135 Yama, 253 Yāska, 141 Yavan, 95, 97 Yoga stars, 142 Zamama, 69 Zend Avesta, 60, 113, 114, 178 Zeus, 70 Zib, 44 Zibanîtu, 44 Zodiac, 2 _et passim_ Zu, 69 PRINTED AT THE EDINBURGH PRESS, 9 AND 11 YOUNG STREET. _FROM MR MURRAY’S LIST._ A NEW AND POPULAR EDITION. The Moon. CONSIDERED AS A PLANET, A WORLD, AND A SATELLITE. By JAMES NASMYTH, C.E., and JAMES CARPENTER, F.R.A.S., Late of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. _With numerous Illustrations. Square Demy 8vo. 5s. net._ A Short History of Astronomy. By ARTHUR BERRY, M.A., Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge. Primitive Astronomy--Greek Astronomy--The Middle Ages--Copernicus--The Reception of the Copernican Theory and the Progress of Observation--Galileo--Kepler--From Galilei to Newton--Universal Gravitation--Observational Astronomy in the 18th Century--Gravitational Astronomy in the 18th Century--Herschel--The 19th Century--List of Authorities and of Books for Students--Index.