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solstitial
solstitial, a. and n. (sɒlˈstɪʃəl) Also 6–7 -tiall, -ciall, 7–9 -cial. [a. F. solsticial, † solstitial, or ad. L. sōlstitiāl-is, f. sōlstitium: see solstice.] A. adj. 1. Of or belonging to, connected with, a solstice or the solstices.1559 W. Cuningham Cosmogr. Glasse 35 They are called Colures, of w... Oxford English Dictionary
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Colure
Solstitial colure The solstitial colure is the meridian or great circle of the celestial sphere which passes through the poles and the two solstices: the This makes the solstitial colure point towards the North Celestial Pole and Polaris. wikipedia.org
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solstitian
solstitian, a. (sɒlˈstɪʃən) Also 7 solstician. [f. L. sōlstiti-um + -an.] Solstitial.1614 J. Taylor (Water P.) Nipping Abuses E 2 b, Sol..High mounted in his chiefe solstician pride. 1845 Theologian II. 37 Capricornus..is an earthy,..moveable,..solstitian,..quadrupedal sign. Oxford English Dictionary
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Sacred herb
Mistletoe bears fruit at the time of the Winter Solstice, the birth of the new year, and may have been used in solstitial rites in Druidic Britain as a wikipedia.org
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hyemnal
† ˈhyemnal, a. Obs. [Erroneous f. = hiemal: ? after autumnal.]1674 Moxon Tutor Astron. ii. (ed. 3) 69 The Equinoctial between the Hyemnal and Solstitial Colures. 1792 E. Sibly Occult Sc. I. 23 The cold blasts of the hyemnal air. Oxford English Dictionary
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Researchers Believe They Finally Can Answer Why Stonehenge Was Built
Mar 3, 2022But now researchers claim they've found the real reason why Stonehenge was built: It's a calendar. And while it's long been understood that the rock formation helped mark the seasons for ceremonial reasons, this new study points to the idea that it actually marked a much more specific timeline. "The clear solstitial alignment of ...
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Nasr (deity)
Himyaritic inscriptions were thought to describe "the vulture of the east" and "the vulture of the west", which Augustus Henry Keane interpreted as solstitial wikipedia.org
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colure
colure, n. Astron. (kəˈl(j)ʊə(r), ˈkəʊljə(r)) Also 7 colour. [ad. L. colūr-us, Gr. κόλουρος dock-tailed, truncated (f. κόλ-ος docked, curtailed + οὐρά tail), as n. pl. (αἱ) κόλουροι (sc. γραµµαί) the colures, so called, according to Proclus, because their lower part is permanently cut off from view ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Tangkrogen
The park has through the years been host to many of the largest events in Aarhus including the annual solstitial celebration celebrations, Sculpture by wikipedia.org
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Armillary sphere
The solstitial colure H, passing through the poles of the heaven, and through the solstitial points Cancer and Capricorn, in the ecliptic. The first was an equinoctial, the second a solstitial armilla. wikipedia.org
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armilla
‖ armilla (ɑːˈmɪlə) [L.; = bracelet, hoop; f. armus shoulder.] 1. A bracelet; now esp. in Archæol.1706 Phillips, Armilla, a Bracelet or Jewel worn on the Arm or Wrist. 1721 in Bailey. 1791–1824 D'Israeli Cur. Lit. (1866) 293/1 They had on their left arm, an armilla, an iron ring. 1834 Penny Cycl. II... Oxford English Dictionary
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Aboriginal stone arrangement
Australia are aligned to cardinal directions with an accuracy of a few degrees, while the Wurdi Youang stone arrangement, which indicates the direction of solstitial wikipedia.org
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sun-stead
† ˈsun-stead Obs. Also 7 -steed, -sted. [In OE. sun(n)stede, transl. L. sōlstitium solstice: see sun n.1 and stead n. 1.] = solstice 1.c 1000 Sax. Leechd. III. 250 Sumor..hæfð sunnstede..winter..hæfð oþerne sunnstede.1600 Holland Livy xliv. xxxvi. 1193 Now was it the season of the yeer past sun-stea... Oxford English Dictionary
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Barrows of Tasmola
The ranges appear to line up in accordance to equinoctial, solstitial or midsummer sunrise points. wikipedia.org
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Uttarayana
The Surya Siddhanta bridges this difference by juxtaposing the four solstitial and equinoctial points with four of the twelve boundaries of the rashis. wikipedia.org
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