Books with author Robert Sydney Brown

Lang:- eng, Vol:- Volume 1, Pages 375. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of original edition published long back[1899]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Original Title: Researches into the origin of the primitive constellations the Greeks Phoenicians and Babylonians Volume 1 1899 [Hardcover], Original Author: Robert Brown

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...connected with the West, the North Wind, the month Tamniuz (JuneJuly) and the star the Eagle (=Altair, a Aquilae. Vide Vol. I. 45). Kaksisa, then, is a star of the west (Sup. p. 122), and, remembering that the Euphratcan V. is the S.W., this is perfectly true of Siriits, which with us is a S.E. (=Euph. S.) star in January, a S. (=Euph. S.W.) star in February and March, and a S.W. star in April. The Tablet referred to broadly divides 24 stars into ' Stars of Akkad' (=E. and N.), and 'Stars of the West' (=W. and S.). But these positions practically apply equally well to Procyon. Kaksisa is further specially connected with June and July, and is said to rise 'in the days of storms (arid) heat.' Its rising at daybreak (i.e., its heliacal rising) is connected with the commencement of a north wind; and the heliacal rising of Sirius in connexion with various anciont religious observances is familiar. The final formal Euphratean schemo or chart of the heavens had been compiled prior to B.O. 2000; and, to tako a particular date, on July 10,11.0. 2000, Sirius, as seen from BabylOn, rose hcliacully and was only visible shortly before sunrise. It is a commonplace in the Classics that the /3opeu enjo-i'm, the aquilones etesiae, the 'periodical' N.W. (=iEuphratean N.) winds blow for so many days from the rising of, Sirius. Aratos, speaking of the days of the Lion, the sign of the month Duzu, says:--'These are the hottest pathways of the sun'; the ' days of heat' of the Tablet, On the wide sea then fall with sudden force Whistling Etesian blasts. Then do broad ships best suit the deep, and then May helmsmen keep the rudder to the wind.' (H. D. H9, 152-5.) These are the 'days of storms' of the Tablet, and Kaksisa, the Star of July, reminds us of the Homeric 'Star of Summer ...

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