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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

=Globe=, celestial, 8;
    precessional, 114.

  =Goidels=, 237.

  =Gomme=, Mr., 195, 213, 216, 221, 222, 227, 236, 238.

  “=Goon-Rith=,” 266.

  =Gould=, Baring-, _see_ Baring-Gould.

  =Gowland=, Prof., 3, 45, 69, 72, 74, 75, 76, 80, 82, 87, 91, 321.

  =Greece=, astronomical observations in, 34, 298, 311;
    divisions of year in, 20, 304;
    temples in, 34, 306, 311, 313, 315;
    temple building in, 299.

  =Grimm=, 26, 211.

  =Grovely Castle=, 66.

  =Groves=, Biblical reference to, 245;
    sacred, 27, 258.

  =Giraldus Cambrensis=, 52.

  =Gudea= (2500 B.C.), 242.

  =Guest=, Dr., 95.

  H.

  =Hall=, Mr., 237.

  =Halley=, 54.

  =Hallowe’en=, 125, 143, 201, 311.

  =Hallowmass=, 187.

  =Hameldon=, 147.

  =Hammerstones=, and axes, 74.

  =Harrison=, Mr., 50.

  =Har-Tor=, 158.

  =Harvest=, season of, 139, 304.

  “=Hautville’s Quoit=,” 167, 168.

  =Hawthorn=, 201, 202, 221.

  =Hawk’s Tor=, 291.

  =Hazlitt=, 183, 197, 239.

  =Hecatæus=, of Abdera, 51.

  =Hecatompedon=, the, 31, 108, 154.

  =Helios=, 29.

  =Hellard=, Colonel, 270.

  =Helston=, May-day at, 205.

  =Henderson=, Capt., 140, 270, 274.

  =Henry of Huntingdon=, 52.

  =Hermes=, 259.

  =Hieroglyphics=, 38.

  =Higgins=, Mr., 62.

  =Hills=, actual and angular heights, 112;
    effects of, 120, 264, 291.

  =Hoare=, Sir R. C., 61, 149.

  =Holed stones=, _see_ stones.

  =Hollantide=, 188.

  =Holne= (Dartmoor), 195.

  =Holy of Holies=, 16, 55.

  =Holy Thursday=, 185.

  =Honeysuckle=, 207.

  =Hook Lake=, 158.

  =Hope=, 213, 228, 231, 233.

  =Horizon=, angular elevation of, 112;
    early employment of, 2, 5, 250.

  =Horses=, at May-day festivals, 319.

  =Horus=, 32, 195.

  =Huc=, 236.

  “=Hurlers=, The” (Cornwall), 36, 133, 134, 135;
    alignments at, 137;
    change of warning star at, 311;
    dates of construction, 139;
    May-year at, 309;
    solstices at, 314.

  =Hyperboreans=, 51.

  I.

  =Ihering=, 241.

  =Illuminations=, collimation-mark, 317;
    May-day, 204.

  =Implements=, flint, 74.

  =Inverness=, type of circle at, 36.

  =Ireland=, division of the year in, 30;
    festivals in, 187, 197, 309.

  =Isis=, 32.

  =Isle-of-Man=, festivals in the, 187, 207;
    wells and circles in the, 219.

  J.

  =James=, Sir Henry, 219.

  =Japan=, 3, 84.

  =Jews=, equinoctial festivals among the, 258.

  =Johnston=, Colonel, 111, 129, 135, 152, 166.

  =Jones=, Inigo, 53.

  =Jones=, Prof. J. M., 250.

  =Josephus=, 32.

  =Judd=, Prof., 80, 91.

  =June-Year=, 93, 251.

  K.

  =Karnak=, temples at, 55, 297.

  =Kenidjack=, Carn, 278.

  =Kerenneur=, 105.

  =Kerlescant=, 39.

  =Kerloas=, 105.

  =Keswick=, 35, 111.

  =King’s Teignton=, 196.

  =Kingstone=, The, at Roll-Rich (Oxon.), 36.

  =Kit’s Coity House=, 37.

  =Knightlow Hill= (Coventry), 188.

  =Knut= (A.D. 1018), 233.

  =Kouyunjik=, 308, 322.

  L.

  “=Lammas=,” 186.

  =Lanyon=, 273.

  =Lanyon Quoit=, 280.

  =Latitude=, results of, 291.

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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

=Globe=, celestial, 8;
    precessional, 114.

  =Goidels=, 237.

  =Gomme=, Mr., 195, 213, 216, 221, 222, 227, 236, 238.

  “=Goon-Rith=,” 266.

  =Gould=, Baring-, _see_ Baring-Gould.

  =Gowland=, Prof., 3, 45, 69, 72, 74, 75, 76, 80, 82, 87, 91, 321.

  =Greece=, astronomical observations in, 34, 298, 311;
    divisions of year in, 20, 304;
    temples in, 34, 306, 311, 313, 315;
    temple building in, 299.

  =Grimm=, 26, 211.

  =Grovely Castle=, 66.

  =Groves=, Biblical reference to, 245;
    sacred, 27, 258.

  =Giraldus Cambrensis=, 52.

  =Gudea= (2500 B.C.), 242.

  =Guest=, Dr., 95.

  H.

  =Hall=, Mr., 237.

  =Halley=, 54.

  =Hallowe’en=, 125, 143, 201, 311.

  =Hallowmass=, 187.

  =Hameldon=, 147.

  =Hammerstones=, and axes, 74.

  =Harrison=, Mr., 50.

  =Har-Tor=, 158.

  =Harvest=, season of, 139, 304.

  “=Hautville’s Quoit=,” 167, 168.

  =Hawthorn=, 201, 202, 221.

  =Hawk’s Tor=, 291.

  =Hazlitt=, 183, 197, 239.

  =Hecatæus=, of Abdera, 51.

  =Hecatompedon=, the, 31, 108, 154.

  =Helios=, 29.

  =Hellard=, Colonel, 270.

  =Helston=, May-day at, 205.

  =Henderson=, Capt., 140, 270, 274.

  =Henry of Huntingdon=, 52.

  =Hermes=, 259.

  =Hieroglyphics=, 38.

  =Higgins=, Mr., 62.

  =Hills=, actual and angular heights, 112;
    effects of, 120, 264, 291.

  =Hoare=, Sir R. C., 61, 149.

  =Holed stones=, _see_ stones.

  =Hollantide=, 188.

  =Holne= (Dartmoor), 195.

  =Holy of Holies=, 16, 55.

  =Holy Thursday=, 185.

  =Honeysuckle=, 207.

  =Hook Lake=, 158.

  =Hope=, 213, 228, 231, 233.

  =Horizon=, angular elevation of, 112;
    early employment of, 2, 5, 250.

  =Horses=, at May-day festivals, 319.

  =Horus=, 32, 195.

  =Huc=, 236.

  “=Hurlers=, The” (Cornwall), 36, 133, 134, 135;
    alignments at, 137;
    change of warning star at, 311;
    dates of construction, 139;
    May-year at, 309;
    solstices at, 314.

  =Hyperboreans=, 51.

  I.

  =Ihering=, 241.

  =Illuminations=, collimation-mark, 317;
    May-day, 204.

  =Implements=, flint, 74.

  =Inverness=, type of circle at, 36.

  =Ireland=, division of the year in, 30;
    festivals in, 187, 197, 309.

  =Isis=, 32.

  =Isle-of-Man=, festivals in the, 187, 207;
    wells and circles in the, 219.

  J.

  =James=, Sir Henry, 219.

  =Japan=, 3, 84.

  =Jews=, equinoctial festivals among the, 258.

  =Johnston=, Colonel, 111, 129, 135, 152, 166.

  =Jones=, Inigo, 53.

  =Jones=, Prof. J. M., 250.

  =Josephus=, 32.

  =Judd=, Prof., 80, 91.

  =June-Year=, 93, 251.

  K.

  =Karnak=, temples at, 55, 297.

  =Kenidjack=, Carn, 278.

  =Kerenneur=, 105.

  =Kerlescant=, 39.

  =Kerloas=, 105.

  =Keswick=, 35, 111.

  =King’s Teignton=, 196.

  =Kingstone=, The, at Roll-Rich (Oxon.), 36.

  =Kit’s Coity House=, 37.

  =Knightlow Hill= (Coventry), 188.

  =Knut= (A.D. 1018), 233.

  =Kouyunjik=, 308, 322.

  L.

  “=Lammas=,” 186.

  =Lanyon=, 273.

  =Lanyon Quoit=, 280.

  =Latitude=, results of, 291.

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