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McCracken’s Notes
(14) THE REVOLUTIONS OF THE LIGHTS
(Pgs. 126-144)
- This chapter explains the path of the Sun
in the sky, and how the length of the day
varies, and the different seasons. The
division of the year into months and the
phases of the Moon are explained here.
- It is interesting that the variation of
day length is described with the day divided
into 18 parts. The Watchers may have
divided the day into 18 "hours" rather than
our 24-hour system.
- The seasonal variation in day length
described, see 72.14 & 72.26, is more
typical of northern latitudes. The
situation here in London, in late December
(close to the mid-winter solstice), is very
similar to the description at 72.26 with a
day of 8 hours, and a night of 16 hours.
- The section on the Moon contains some
accurate information such as that it
appears in the sky to be the same size as
the Sun, 72.37.
- At 75.8-9 Enoch explains how the axis of
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