heliacal rising
31Star of Bethlehem — For other uses, see Star of Bethlehem (disambiguation). Adoration of the Magi by Florentine painter Giotto di Bondone (1267–1337). The Star of Bethlehem is shown as a comet above the child. Giotto witnessed an appearance of Halley s Comet in 1301 …
32Maya calendar — Maya civiliza …
33Sothic year — the fixed year of the ancient Egyptians, determined by the heliacal rising of Sirius, and equivalent to 365 days. [1820 30; SOTH(IS) + IC] * * * Sothic year, the fixed year of the ancient Egyptians, comprising 365 days, determined by the annual… …
34Season of the Inundation — The Season of the Inundation (the MdC transliteration of the Egyptian term is Axt , and it is occasionally written as Akhet) [ Nigel C. Strudwick, Texts from the Pyramid Age, SBL 2005, p.87] was the first season in the ancient Egyptian calendar.… …
35Abu Simbel — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae State Party = EGY Type = Cultural Criteria = i, iii, vi ID = 88 Region = Arab States Year = 1979Session = 3rd Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/88 [ Egypt: Site of… …
36Abu Simbel temples — Coordinates: 22°20′13″N 31°37′32″E / 22.33694°N 31.62556°E / 22.33694; 31.62556 …
37dog days — noun the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity • Syn: ↑canicule, ↑canicular days • Derivationally related forms: ↑canicular (for: ↑canicule) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
38Canicular — Ca*nic u*lar, a. [L. canicularis; cf. F. caniculaire.] Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star. [1913 Webster] {Canicular days}, the dog days, See {Dog days}. {Canicular year}, the Egyptian year, computed from one heliacal… …
39Canicular days — Canicular Ca*nic u*lar, a. [L. canicularis; cf. F. caniculaire.] Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star. [1913 Webster] {Canicular days}, the dog days, See {Dog days}. {Canicular year}, the Egyptian year, computed from one… …
40Canicular year — Canicular Ca*nic u*lar, a. [L. canicularis; cf. F. caniculaire.] Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star. [1913 Webster] {Canicular days}, the dog days, See {Dog days}. {Canicular year}, the Egyptian year, computed from one… …
