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Ancient Chinese Account of the Grand Canyon
Alexander M'allan
其他書名
Or Course of the Colorado
出版T G S, 2011-01-11
主題History / United States / GeneralHistory / World
ISBN161033700X9781610337007
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=oofqpwAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋New Edition, Large Print, 16 point fontThe ancient Chinese records tell of a "Place of Ten Suns," where "Ten Suns rose and shone together.Seven Suns were also seen shining together in the sky! and at night (if indeed we can call it "night") as many as seven moons! (What a haunt for lovers and poets!)Five Suns were also beheldWhat Liars those Chinese writers are!Very good; but why not denounce all our own Arctic navigators as a pack of Liars? They all tell about more Suns than one! A picture of Five is furnished by a most eminent explorer. The dictionaries and cyclopedias of our careful publishers call the appearance of two or more suns (or moons) a Parhelion. The number of the multiplied "luminaries" never exceeds Ten. There actually is a "Place of Ten Suns."Ten Suns say the Ancients.Ten Suns say the Moderns.