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THE ASTRONOMY
OF THE BIBLE
From the Painting by Sir Edward Burne-Jones in the Birmingham Art Gallery.
THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM.
"We have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him."
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THE ASTRONOMY
OF THE BIBLE
AN ELEMENTARY COMMENTARY ON THE
ASTRONOMICAL REFERENCES
OF HOLY SCRIPTURE
BY
E. WALTER MAUNDER, F.R.A.S.
AUTHOR OF
'THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, GREENWICH: ITS HISTORY AND WORK,'
AND 'ASTRONOMY WITHOUT A TELESCOPE'
WITH THIRTY-FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK
MITCHELL KENNERLEY
Richard Clay & Sons, Limited,
BREAD STREET HILL, E.C., AND
BUNGAY, SUFFOLK.
To
MY WIFE
My helper in this Book
and in all things.