The dawn of astronomy; a study of the temple-worship and mythology of the ancient Egyptians (1894)
Lockyer, Joseph Norman,Sir,1836-1920 · London, Cassell · leaf 101
PLAN OF MEMPHIS. (^Frum Lcpviux.) to besrin with was the observation of the solstice, for the reasonthat at the solstice the sun can be watched day after day gettingmore and more north or more and more south until it comes toa standstill. But for the observation of the equinox, of course, Chap,… … V .sinSif Jr /(4/ v v** EAST AND WEST PYRAMIDS AND TEMPLES AT GIZEH. (From Lcpshix.) We next come to the question as to whether any buildingswere erected from an equinoctial point of view—that is,buildings oriented east and west. Nothing is more remarkable than to go from the description 82 THE DA…
Astronomy, Egyptian · Temples · Sun worship
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