The dawn of astronomy / A study of the temple-worship and mythology of the ancient Egyptians

Combines field measurements of temple axes, study of inscriptions, and astronomical reasoning to argue that many Egyptian temple orientations reflect solar and stellar phenomena; it links building alignments to festival timings, cult divinities, and ritual practice. The narrative surveys temple plans and mythic motifs, compares orientations with celestial events, and explains methods for using such evidence to infer ritual calendars and relative chronology. Technical analysis and descriptive chapters are interwoven to show how observations of the sky informed architectural design, ceremonial use, and the symbolic language of temple worship.