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...ancient sun-and moonrises over the far-flung monuments and art works of ancient man. Describing his observations in Beyond Stonehenge, Hawkins comes up with an admirably coherent theory: widespread prehistoric populations seemed to share not only a sophisticated knowledge of astronomy but also a desire "to link by astro-alignment men on earth with the gods...
With the help of his trusty "astro-probe" - Hawkins' term for the com puter-aided ability to re-create past sun and moon behavior - the author has found a "cosmic orientation" nearly everywhere. The world's largest ancient temple, built on the Nile for Amon-Ra about 1500 B.C., is aligned so the midwinter sunrise strikes the altar in the high room of the sun. More than a dozen Maya sites built around 500 B.C. mark the cycles of the sun, and Chichen Itza, like Stonehenge, clearly shows the extremes of lunar movement. On the banks...
...attack has seen Captain John Hagerty take the reins from sophomore Jim Quinn, earning ten points in the last two games. In Ithaca, N.Y., Hagerty was double-teamed but still got loose for four goals and an assist. However, he did injure a toe in competing on the astro turf at Cornell...
...West Germany, where the drug was invented, the parents of some 2,000 surviving children settled with Chemie Grünenthal in 1970 for about $14,000 each. In Sweden, Astro Pharmaceutical agreed in 1969 to pay $1,200 a year for life to each of 100 victims, with cost-of-living increases built...
Afield, Clemente had to be seen to be believed. His circus catches and rifle arm were things of wonder. Two seasons ago, he saved a game against the Astros by making a diving, sliding catch of a humpback liner into short right. In the same inning he took off after a home-run ball, leaped, twisted backward and snared the ball as he slammed into the wall, injuring his ankle, knee and elbow. "He took it full flight and hit the wall wide open," marveled Astro Manager Walker. "It was the best catch I've ever seen." Clemente also...