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Orion, whose "bands" are those of winter, heralded by his acronical rising with the sun setting in the West;
The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture 1889
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Orion, in its acronical rising, with the sun setting in the
The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture 1889
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This acronical rising has led to the association of the group with the rainy season, and with floods.
The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture 1889
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This season being marked by the acronical rising of the Pleiades, that group has become associated with such observances.
The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture 1889
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This is what is technically known as the "acronical rising" of the
The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture 1889
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The rising of Orion at sunset -- his acronical rising -- was early in December, about the time when the coldest season of the year begins.
The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture 1889
chained_bear commented on the word acronical
"The rising and setting of a star or planet is said to be acronical when this phenomenon happens just as the sun is descending below the horizon.
"The acronical is one of the three Greek poetical risings and settings of the stars; and stands distinguished from Cosmical and Heliacal: and by means of which, for want of instruments and accurate observations, they regulated the length of their year."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine (1816), 4
October 11, 2008