The Astronomical Knowledge of the Maori, Genuine and Empirical

Contents

• • [covers]
• • THE LORE OF THE WHANAU MARAMA
  • CONTENTS
  • [section]
  • Origin of the Heavenly Bodies
  • The Distribution and Fixing of the Heavenly Bodies
  • The Sun
  • The Moon
  • The Stars
    • [subsection]
    • Evidences of Star-worship
    • Heliacal Rising of Stars
    • The Use of Stars in Navigation
    • Star-names
  • Comets
  • Meteors
  • Maru
  • Rainbow
  • Lightning
  • Thunder
  • Clouds
  • Conclusion

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Title: The Astronomical Knowledge of the Maori, Genuine and Empirical

Author: Elsdon Best

Publication details: Dominion Museum, Wellington

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

Keywords: Historical Māori and Pacific Islands

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