heliacal

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In that connection there are three kinds of them, cosmical, achronical, and heliacal, important to be distinguished by all who would understand this ancient learning.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

We recognize to-day this "heliacal rising" of the stars.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)

This period, measured thus by the heliacal rising of Sothis, is spoken of as the Sothic cycle.

From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington

It seems to have been considered of great importance in ancient Egypt, as its heliacal rising announced that of Sirius, which heralded the annual rising of the Nile.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard

At Dedan and Saba it was thirty-six days, from the beginning of the aphanism, i.e., the disappearances of these stars, to the heliacal rising of Aldebaran.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert