The Astronomical Knowledge of the Maori, Genuine and Empirical

Contents

• • [covers]
  • [title page]
• • THE LORE OF THE WHANAU MARAMA
  • CONTENTS
  • [section]
  • Origin of the Heavenly Bodies
  • The Distribution and Fixing of the Heavenly Bodies
  • The Sun p. 12
  • The Moon p. 17
  • The Stars
    • [section] p. 22
    • Evidences of Star-worship p. 25
    • Heliacal Rising of Stars p. 26
    • The Use of Stars in Navigation p. 28
    • Star-names p. 31
  • Comets p. 53
  • Meteors p. 57
  • Maru
  • Rainbow p. 58
  • Lightning p. 60
  • Thunder p. 61
  • Clouds
  • Conclusion p. 64

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