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height of the sun, and those of the night by the 

 position of the stars : but, as they make use of 

 no instrument for this purpose, it follows that 

 this division, which must necessarily be unequal 

 according to the different seasons of the year, 

 will be much more so from the imperfect manner 

 of regulating it. They begin to number their 

 hours as is general in Europe, from midnight, 

 and give to each a particular name.* In civil 

 transactions, they calculate indifferently, either 

 by days, nights, or mornings, so that three days, 

 three nights, or three mornings, signify the same 

 thing. 



To the stars in general they give the name of 

 liuaglen, and divide them into several constella- 

 tions, which they call pal, or ritlia. These con- 

 stellations usually receive their particular appel- 

 lations from the number of remarkable stars that 

 compose them. Thus the Pleiades are called 

 Cajupal, the constellation of six, and the An- 

 tarctic Cross, Meleritlio, the constellation of 

 four, as the first has six stars that^are very ap- 

 parent, and the last four. The Milky Way is 

 called Rupuepeu, the fabulous road, from a story 

 which, like other nations, they relate of it, and 

 which is considered as fabulous by the astrono- 

 mers of the country. 



* These names, commencing at midnight, are, PuHuen, 

 Ueun, Thipanantu, Maleu, Fuiamaleu, Ragiantu, Culunantu, 

 GuUantu, Conantu, Guvquenantu, Punt, Ragipun. 

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