The lost solar system of the ancients discovered (1856)
Wilson, John, writer in astronomy · London Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts · leaf 159
nued, wouldnever equal the parallelogram itself; so the parallelogramwould be symbolical of infinity or eternity. One hand holds the whip, or outline of the obelisk, theother the crosier or curve of Osiris. The beard is obeliscal. Above the cap is the globe and serpents with obeliscal orparabolic… … Fig. 55. OSIRIS. 147 Fig. 55. If the focal distance AS of the parabola =Aa =sb=|-bc=4; latus rectum = i 36. So ab = bc = latus rectum = 6 x 6 = 36. Parabolic area= 6 times area of obelisk. The ordinates pp = SP at the different sections, ap will bea curve of contrary flexure traced by p. sp2 = SQ2…
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