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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 33

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he exact orienta-tion of the larger pyramids in the pyramid-field of Gizeli hasbeen comj^letely established, and it is not impossible that someof the mysterious passages to be found in the pyramid ofClieo23s may have had an astronomical use. Let us, to continue the subject-matter of the present… … 14 THE DAWX OF ASTROXOMY. [Chap. ii. the inscriptions liad been attempted, and that some of the newresults were discussed by the members of the French Academy,while at the same time tliey astounded and delig-hted theoutside world. From the j^oint of view which now concerns us, it may besaid that…

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