Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered
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STONEHENGE
LIST OF WORKS BY SIR NORMAN LOCKYER.
PRIMER OF ASTRONOMY.
ELEMENTARY LESSONS IN ASTRONOMY.
MOVEMENTS OF THE EARTH.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOLAR PHYSICS.
CHEMISTRY OF THE SUN.
THE METEORITIC HYPOTHESIS.
THE SUN’S PLACE IN NATURE.
INORGANIC EVOLUTION.
RECENT AND COMING ECLIPSES.
Sir Norman Lockyer
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PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
1. The cult of sacred stones or cairns.
2. Sacred fires.
3. The cult of the sacred tree.
4. The cult of the sacred well.
5. The time of the chief festivals.
6. The characteristics of the festivals.
7. The worship in high places.
8. The god or gods worshipped.
9. The worship of the sun and stars.
APPENDICES
I. Details of the Theodolite Observations at Stonehenge
II. Hints on Making, and Method of Reducing, the Field Observations.
INDEX
Transcriber’s Notes