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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

=Turkey=, calendar in, 29.

  U.

  =Ursae Majoris α=, 295, 298.

  V.

  =Vallum=, 47, 291.

  =Vega=, _see_ Lyrae α.

  “_Via Sacra_,” 60, 155, 163.

  =Via=, stones of, 128.

  =Virginis α=, (Spica), 108, 142, 299, 305, 315.

  W.

  =Wales=, wells near churches, 229.

  =Warning-stars=, 108;
    in Britain, 310;
    in Greece, 311.

  =Water=, near holy places, 246, 317.

  =Wells=, associated with trees, 219, 220;
    curative powers, 235;
    sacred associations, 206, 214, 216, 217, 218, 219, 228, 229, 234,
    257, 273;
    “Waking the Well,” 228;
    wishing, 215;
    worship at, 215, 233;
    worship, modern, 221, 223, 225, 226.

  =Westermarck=, Mr., 319.

  =Westmorland=, May-day customs, 207.

  =Whitethorn=, 202.

  =Whitley=, Rev. D., 255.

  =Whitsuntide=, 185, 196.

  =Willow=, blossoms used on Palm Sunday, 211.

  =Wiltshire Archæological Society=, 50.

  =Windle=, Mr., 37.

  =Witchcraft=, 206, 212, 216.

  =Witchen-tree=, 206.

  =Wood-Martin=, Mr., 213, 214, 220, 223, 233.

  =Woon Gumpus Common=, 282.

  =Worship=, British and Semitic, 252;
    flower-, 203;
    sun- and star-, 260;
    well-, 228.

  =Worth=, Mr. Hansford, 146, 148, 150, 153, 164.

  =Worth=, Mr., R.N., 147, 148.

  “=Wroth silver=,” payment of, 188.

  Y.

  =Year=, the astronomical, 16, 25;
    the Celtic, 186;
    division of the, 18;
    the Julian, 23;
    the lunar-, in Babylon, 24;
    the solstitial-, 19, 139, 261;
    the vegetation-, 18, 19, 25, 97, 109, 203.

  =Yucatan=, the temples of, 33.

THE END

R. CLAY AND SONS, LTD., BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

  Transcriber’s Notes

  Inconsistent, archaic and unusual spelling, hyphenation and
  capitalisation have been retained, except as mentioned below. This
  includes proper and geographical names.

  Depending on the hard- and software used, not all elements may display
  as intended. Some tables are best viewed in a wide browser window.

  Index: the occasional error in the order of entries has not been
  corrected.

  For the illustrated versions: Where the quality of the illustration in
  the source document permits and where the visibility of details in or
  the legibility of the illustration requires, larger versions of
  illustrations have been provided. Availability of these larger
  illustrations depends on the version used.

  Page 100, Fig. 27, Menhir (A): the reference letter is missing from
  the illustration.

  Page 101, Carnac-Leomariaquer: probably Carnac-Locmariaquer (as on
  Page 38).

  Footnote [124], table Chichen Itza, last line: the E. or W. is missing
  in the source document.

  Changes made

  Illustrations and tables have been moved out of text paragraphs;
  footnotes were moved to the end of the chapter. Some tables have been
  re-arranged. Ditto marks have occasionally been replaced with the
  dittoed text.

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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

=Turkey=, calendar in, 29.

  U.

  =Ursae Majoris α=, 295, 298.

  V.

  =Vallum=, 47, 291.

  =Vega=, _see_ Lyrae α.

  “_Via Sacra_,” 60, 155, 163.

  =Via=, stones of, 128.

  =Virginis α=, (Spica), 108, 142, 299, 305, 315.

  W.

  =Wales=, wells near churches, 229.

  =Warning-stars=, 108;
    in Britain, 310;
    in Greece, 311.

  =Water=, near holy places, 246, 317.

  =Wells=, associated with trees, 219, 220;
    curative powers, 235;
    sacred associations, 206, 214, 216, 217, 218, 219, 228, 229, 234,
    257, 273;
    “Waking the Well,” 228;
    wishing, 215;
    worship at, 215, 233;
    worship, modern, 221, 223, 225, 226.

  =Westermarck=, Mr., 319.

  =Westmorland=, May-day customs, 207.

  =Whitethorn=, 202.

  =Whitley=, Rev. D., 255.

  =Whitsuntide=, 185, 196.

  =Willow=, blossoms used on Palm Sunday, 211.

  =Wiltshire Archæological Society=, 50.

  =Windle=, Mr., 37.

  =Witchcraft=, 206, 212, 216.

  =Witchen-tree=, 206.

  =Wood-Martin=, Mr., 213, 214, 220, 223, 233.

  =Woon Gumpus Common=, 282.

  =Worship=, British and Semitic, 252;
    flower-, 203;
    sun- and star-, 260;
    well-, 228.

  =Worth=, Mr. Hansford, 146, 148, 150, 153, 164.

  =Worth=, Mr., R.N., 147, 148.

  “=Wroth silver=,” payment of, 188.

  Y.

  =Year=, the astronomical, 16, 25;
    the Celtic, 186;
    division of the, 18;
    the Julian, 23;
    the lunar-, in Babylon, 24;
    the solstitial-, 19, 139, 261;
    the vegetation-, 18, 19, 25, 97, 109, 203.

  =Yucatan=, the temples of, 33.

THE END

R. CLAY AND SONS, LTD., BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.

  Transcriber’s Notes

  Inconsistent, archaic and unusual spelling, hyphenation and
  capitalisation have been retained, except as mentioned below. This
  includes proper and geographical names.

  Depending on the hard- and software used, not all elements may display
  as intended. Some tables are best viewed in a wide browser window.

  Index: the occasional error in the order of entries has not been
  corrected.

  For the illustrated versions: Where the quality of the illustration in
  the source document permits and where the visibility of details in or
  the legibility of the illustration requires, larger versions of
  illustrations have been provided. Availability of these larger
  illustrations depends on the version used.

  Page 100, Fig. 27, Menhir (A): the reference letter is missing from
  the illustration.

  Page 101, Carnac-Leomariaquer: probably Carnac-Locmariaquer (as on
  Page 38).

  Footnote [124], table Chichen Itza, last line: the E. or W. is missing
  in the source document.

  Changes made

  Illustrations and tables have been moved out of text paragraphs;
  footnotes were moved to the end of the chapter. Some tables have been
  re-arranged. Ditto marks have occasionally been replaced with the
  dittoed text.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered

Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered

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