Genesis 1:16 Genesis is ca:1490BC. The Egyptian city Heliopolis (City of the Sun) dates to ca:3100BC.
I suspect that there are older writings from Mesopotamian civilizations which might reference the sun.
The first written reference to the town of Beaconsfield was in 1185 where it was spelt Bekenesfeld. It is mistakenly thought to mean "field by the beacon," but is actually derived from "clearing the beeches" (beech trees).
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Claude Purcell has written: 'A collection of reference materials on the first Purcell families of Georgia' -- subject(s): Genealogy
Jenny Ewing has written: 'Introduction to reference work' -- subject(s): Reference services (Libraries), Bibliography, Reference books
Apollo the sun god is the Delian Healer. Such is his description by the chorus. The reference is in the very first ode of 'Oedipus Rex'.
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Qiao Sun has written: 'Sun kezhi ji'
Susan Knoer has written: 'The reference interview today' -- subject(s): Electronic reference services (Libraries), Reference services (Libraries), Reference librarians, Effect of technological innovations on
Shuping. Sun has written: 'Sun Shuping wen ji'
Sun Zhuang has written: 'Zhuang Sun sui bi'
Yes. On Earth, the reference point is easy to define: it is either the ground, sky, or things. In space, it's not so easy, but we often use the Sun as a reference. Beyond the Sun, perhaps the motion of our solar system could be measured using the Milky Way galaxy as a reference.
Sun He has written: 'Some problems about collinearity'