Transcriber’s Notes Text printed in italics has been transcribed _between underscores_, bold face text =between equal signs=. Small capitals have been replaced with ALL CAPITALS. Texts ~between tildes~ have been transcribed from illustrations, and have been included here for the sake of consistency with the illustrated versions. More Transcriber’s Notes may be found at the end of this text. STONEHENGE LIST OF WORKS BY SIR NORMAN LOCKYER. PRIMER OF ASTRONOMY. ELEMENTARY LESSONS IN ASTRONOMY. MOVEMENTS OF THE EARTH. CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOLAR PHYSICS. CHEMISTRY OF THE SUN. THE METEORITIC HYPOTHESIS. THE SUN’S PLACE IN NATURE. INORGANIC EVOLUTION. RECENT AND COMING ECLIPSES. STARGAZING, PAST AND PRESENT. (_In conjunction with G. M. Seabroke._) THE DAWN OF ASTRONOMY. STONEHENGE AND OTHER BRITISH STONE MONUMENTS. STUDIES IN SPECTRUM ANALYSIS. THE SPECTROSCOPE AND ITS APPLICATIONS. THE RULES OF GOLF. (_In conjunction with W. Rutherford._) _In the Press._ EDUCATION AND NATIONAL PROGRESS. STONEHENGE AND OTHER BRITISH STONE MONUMENTS _Astronomically Considered_ BY SIR NORMAN LOCKYER, K.C.B., F.R.S. DIRECTOR OF THE SOLAR PHYSICS OBSERVATORY HON. LL. D., GLASGOW; HON. SC.D., CAMBRIDGE; CORRESPONDENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE IMPERIAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF ST. PETERSBURG; THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF NATIONAL INDUSTRY OF FRANCE; THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, GÖTTINGEN; THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, PHILADELPHIA; THE ROYAL MEDICAL SOCIETY OF BRUSSELS; SOCIETY OF ITALIAN SPECTROSCOPISTS; THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF PALERMO; THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GENEVA; OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF MEXICO; MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF LYNCEI, ROME; AND THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, PHILADELPHIA; HONORARY MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCE OF CATANIA; PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF YORK; LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF MANCHESTER; ROYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION; AND LEHIGH UNIVERSITY London MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED 1906 _All rights reserved_ RICHARD CLAY AND SONS, LIMITED BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK. PREFACE In continuation of my work on the astronomical uses of the Egyptian Temples, I have from time to time, when leisure has permitted, given attention to some of the stone circles and other stone monuments erected, as I believed, for similar uses in this country. One reason for doing so was that in consequence of the supineness of successive Governments, and the neglect and wanton destruction by individuals, the British monuments are rapidly disappearing.