Star lore of all ages; a collection of myths, legends, and facts concerning the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere (1911)
Olcott, William Tyler, 1873-1936 · New York, London : G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 266
Isis.The central passages of the temples of Hathor at Denderah,and that of Thut at Thebes, were oriented to it, the formerabout 3500 B.C. Long afterwards it served for the orient-ation of the great temple at Karnak. According to Lockyer,seven other temples were oriented to it, and he considersthat… … Draco, the Dragon 191 Dr. Hooke observed Eltanin with his telescope in thedaytime in 1669, but its chief interest lies in the fact thatthe observation of it led Bradley in 1725 to discover thelaws of the aberration of light. Allen cites the following interesting facts respectingEltanin: The…
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