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Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically ConsideredLockyer, Norman, Sir

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Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered

Name: Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered
Author: Lockyer, Norman, Sir

Lockyer, Norman, Sir

Druids and Druidism; Great Britain -- Antiquities; Stonehenge (England); Sun worship; Temples

=Amplitude=, 10, 111.

  =Animals=, sacrifices of, 197.

  =Annu=, temples at, 296, 297, 304.

  =Antares=, _see_ Scorpionis α.

  =Antiquaries=, Society of, 69, 133.

  =Antrobus=, Sir Edward, 49, 69, 94.

  =Apollo=, 52.

  =Arabia=, sacred stones and trees in, 235.

  =Archæology=, relation to astronomy, 4.

  =Arcturus=, _see_ Boötis α.

  =Aries=, 15, 315.

  =Armenia=, calendar in, 29;
    fire festival in, 191.

  =Aryans=, 40, 236.

  =Ascension Day=, 185, 231.

  _Asherah_, 245, 257.

  =Ash Wednesday=, 182.

  =Assacombe=, 158.

  =Assyria=, sacred trees, &c., 245.

  =Astronomer-priests=, procedure of, 110, 316.

  =Athens=, May-day worship, 108;
    temples at, 32;
    warning stars at, 311.

  =August-festival=, dates of, 185;
    in Brittany, 199;
    in Ireland and Wales, 186;
    warning-stars, 311.

  =Aurigae= α (=Capella=), clock- and warning-star, 117, 272, 290, 292,
  293, 298, 299, 304, 312;
    associated with Ptah, 304.

  =Avebury=, cove at, 37.

  =Avenue=, at Stonehenge, 63, 65.

  =Avenues=, in Brittany, 149;
    on Dartmoor, 146, 319;
    definition of, 37.

  =Axis= (=of temple=), Stonehenge, 55, 60;
    Karnak, 56;
    Kouyunjik, 305;
    Annu, 305;
    change of, 42.

  =Azimuth=, defined, 10, 111;
    changes in, 122;
    of May sunrise, 264.

  =Azimuth-marks=, illumination of, 110.

  B.

  =Baal=, 197, 249, 259.

  “=Baal’s Fire=” (=Beltan=), 40.

  =Babylon=, 24, 240, 259, 295, 308;
    May year in, 304.

  =Babylonians=, astronomical knowledge of, 240;
    early navigators, 241.

  =Baker=, Sir Samuel, 235.

  =Balder=, 320.

  =Balfour=, Prof. Bayley, 201.

  =Ball=, Dr. Henry, 26.

  =Balus=, first king of Orkney, 259.

  =Baring-Gould=, Rev. S., 149, 190, 194, 198, 213, 215, 239, 256.

  =Barnstone-Maeshowe= (=Orkney=), 129.

  =Barrows=, burials in, 323;
    chambered, 164, 192, 317;
    date of, 78, 238;
    employment of, 38, 110, 140, 268;
    varieties of, 143.

  =Bartinné=, Cornwall, 219.

  =Battendon=, 158.

  =Batworthy=, avenues near, 160.

  =Bede’s well=, near Jarrow, 230.

  =Beirna-well= (=Barnwell=), 230.

  =Bell=, Mr. J., of Dundalk, 253.

  =Beltaine=, ceremonies at, 40, 197, 285, 320;
    variations of, 201, 204, 218, 259.

  =Betelgeuse=, _see_ Orionis α.

  =Bethel=, 245, 255.

  =Bigswell=, 218.

  “=Blind Fiddler=,” The, 291.

  =Blisland=, Cornwall, 291.

  =Blocking-stones=, 156, 176.

  =Blow=, Mr., 69.

  “=Blue stones=,” at Stonehenge, 80, 91.

  =Bolitho=, Mr. Horton, 140, 219, 268, 270, 277, 282, 287, 289, 291.

  =Bonfires=, _see_ Fires.

  =Bookan=, Ring of, 128.

  =Boötis α= (=Arcturus=), 117, 137, 150, 151, 156, 158, 159, 160, 161,
  163, 174, 273, 280, 299, 301, 311, 314.

  =Borlase=, Dr., 134, 218, 219, 234, 254, 255, 267, 289, 323.

  =Borlase=, Mr. W. C., 37, 213, 266, 274.

  =Boscawen-Un=, 287, 290, 309, 314.

  =Boswens Common=, 282.

  =Britain=, introduction of clock-stars, 299;
    May-year temples, 309;
    pre-Celtic inhabitants, 250.

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Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically ConsideredLockyer, Norman, Sir

History

Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered

Lockyer, Norman, Sir

Druids and Druidism; Great Britain -- Antiquities; Stonehenge (England); Sun worship; Temples

=Amplitude=, 10, 111.

  =Animals=, sacrifices of, 197.

  =Annu=, temples at, 296, 297, 304.

  =Antares=, _see_ Scorpionis α.

  =Antiquaries=, Society of, 69, 133.

  =Antrobus=, Sir Edward, 49, 69, 94.

  =Apollo=, 52.

  =Arabia=, sacred stones and trees in, 235.

  =Archæology=, relation to astronomy, 4.

  =Arcturus=, _see_ Boötis α.

  =Aries=, 15, 315.

  =Armenia=, calendar in, 29;
    fire festival in, 191.

  =Aryans=, 40, 236.

  =Ascension Day=, 185, 231.

  _Asherah_, 245, 257.

  =Ash Wednesday=, 182.

  =Assacombe=, 158.

  =Assyria=, sacred trees, &c., 245.

  =Astronomer-priests=, procedure of, 110, 316.

  =Athens=, May-day worship, 108;
    temples at, 32;
    warning stars at, 311.

  =August-festival=, dates of, 185;
    in Brittany, 199;
    in Ireland and Wales, 186;
    warning-stars, 311.

  =Aurigae= α (=Capella=), clock- and warning-star, 117, 272, 290, 292,
  293, 298, 299, 304, 312;
    associated with Ptah, 304.

  =Avebury=, cove at, 37.

  =Avenue=, at Stonehenge, 63, 65.

  =Avenues=, in Brittany, 149;
    on Dartmoor, 146, 319;
    definition of, 37.

  =Axis= (=of temple=), Stonehenge, 55, 60;
    Karnak, 56;
    Kouyunjik, 305;
    Annu, 305;
    change of, 42.

  =Azimuth=, defined, 10, 111;
    changes in, 122;
    of May sunrise, 264.

  =Azimuth-marks=, illumination of, 110.

  B.

  =Baal=, 197, 249, 259.

  “=Baal’s Fire=” (=Beltan=), 40.

  =Babylon=, 24, 240, 259, 295, 308;
    May year in, 304.

  =Babylonians=, astronomical knowledge of, 240;
    early navigators, 241.

  =Baker=, Sir Samuel, 235.

  =Balder=, 320.

  =Balfour=, Prof. Bayley, 201.

  =Ball=, Dr. Henry, 26.

  =Balus=, first king of Orkney, 259.

  =Baring-Gould=, Rev. S., 149, 190, 194, 198, 213, 215, 239, 256.

  =Barnstone-Maeshowe= (=Orkney=), 129.

  =Barrows=, burials in, 323;
    chambered, 164, 192, 317;
    date of, 78, 238;
    employment of, 38, 110, 140, 268;
    varieties of, 143.

  =Bartinné=, Cornwall, 219.

  =Battendon=, 158.

  =Batworthy=, avenues near, 160.

  =Bede’s well=, near Jarrow, 230.

  =Beirna-well= (=Barnwell=), 230.

  =Bell=, Mr. J., of Dundalk, 253.

  =Beltaine=, ceremonies at, 40, 197, 285, 320;
    variations of, 201, 204, 218, 259.

  =Betelgeuse=, _see_ Orionis α.

  =Bethel=, 245, 255.

  =Bigswell=, 218.

  “=Blind Fiddler=,” The, 291.

  =Blisland=, Cornwall, 291.

  =Blocking-stones=, 156, 176.

  =Blow=, Mr., 69.

  “=Blue stones=,” at Stonehenge, 80, 91.

  =Bolitho=, Mr. Horton, 140, 219, 268, 270, 277, 282, 287, 289, 291.

  =Bonfires=, _see_ Fires.

  =Bookan=, Ring of, 128.

  =Boötis α= (=Arcturus=), 117, 137, 150, 151, 156, 158, 159, 160, 161,
  163, 174, 273, 280, 299, 301, 311, 314.

  =Borlase=, Dr., 134, 218, 219, 234, 254, 255, 267, 289, 323.

  =Borlase=, Mr. W. C., 37, 213, 266, 274.

  =Boscawen-Un=, 287, 290, 309, 314.

  =Boswens Common=, 282.

  =Britain=, introduction of clock-stars, 299;
    May-year temples, 309;
    pre-Celtic inhabitants, 250.

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