Star Names And Their Meanings Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Star-Names and Their Meanings This is, in its very nature, coincidently a research into the constellations, and it is so much more worth while learning their history as throughout all ages the spirit of man has con cerned itself with a subject that has ever had the highest interest to him, the starry heavens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Star-Names and their Meanings is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Star names, the zodiac, constellations; folklore, and literature associated with heavens. Based on years of thorough research into astronomical writings and observations of the ancient Chinese, Arabic, Euphrates, Hellenic, and Roman civilizations.

Excerpt from On Some Antiquities in the Neighbourhood of Dunecht House Aberdeenshire It was known to the archaeologist that there were ogam inscriptions in the district, two Of them being among the most important in Caledonia; and that within an easy motor drive there was a minuscule inscription of six lines Of which no satisfactory explanation had been given. This inscription they had visited in a previous year. Further, the quick eye Of the hostess of Dunecht had caught sight of some curious sculptures on a stone by the road-side on the way to the minus cule inscription; and other like stones in the neighbourhood had been shewn in Stuart's two volumes of Sculptural Stones of Scotland. The suggestion was then made that for the sake of visitors at Dunecht a sort Of guide book should be prepared, giving some simple description of the several Objects and their meaning and uses. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ... Horse's Head (Equuleus),2i3. Horse and his Rider, 446. Horseshoe Nebula, 373. Horns, 85, 307. Horus Apollo, 434. Horus the Elder and Horus the Younger, 224. Hostia and Hostiola, 278. Hounds, The, 115. House, 340, 365. House of Jupiter, 356. House of Mars, 79, 364. House of Mercury, 228, 464. House of Saturn, 49, 136. House of the Five Emperors, 78. House of the Moon, 108. House of the Sun, 252. House of Venus, 274. How, 301. How Kung, 460. Hridroga, 48. Hrusa, 385. Hucru, 472. Hulde Strasse, 479. Hunt, William Holman, and the Arab shaylch, 33. Hunter, The. See Orion. Hunter, The (Sinus), 122. Hunter with his two Dogs, 423. Hunting Dogs, The. See Canes I'fttatici. Hurru, 366. Hutabhuj, 390. Hwa Kae, 106, 159. Hwan Chay, 301, 302. Hyades, The (a, 9', 0*, y, 6, of Taurus), famous In classic days, 386; in mythology, 387; anciently seven, are only six now, 387; different authors give different numbers of, 387; in Homer, 387; with other Greeks, 387; various authors on, 387, 388; other Latin names for, 388; in Arabia, 389; stormy character of, 389; among the Hindus, 389; in China, 389; with the biblical school, 389; Anglo- Snxon titles of, 389. Hyadurn I and Hyadum II, 300, 391. Hyde, Dr. Thomas, translator of the Tables of Ulug Hcg, 2; inventor of the term cunciformcn, 2 (note); translator of A! Tizini's work, 2; his deri- vation of " Mazzaroth," 2; etpassim. Hydra, of Chaldaea (Libra), 276. Hydra, various names for, 246-249; one of the Ar- gonautic constellations, 247; in Ovid, 247; various astronomers upon, 247; in the Arabo-Latin Al- magest, 247; La Lande's title for, 247; general representation of, 247; Noctua recently added to, 348; in the constellations of the biblical school as- tronomy, 248; in Chinese astronomy, 248; in Hindu...

Excerpt from The Faith of a Quaker There arise also the insistent questions which beset all mystics, and which in Quakerism demanded a corporate, instead of an individual, answer. Was the light infallible? Was the claim to it an assumption of spiritual exaltation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.