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A Strange Adventure: The Search for “364”

Currently, I am endeavoring to assess how a calendar year of 364 days might best be represented using the system of numbers that I work with. I’ve tried to ignore the question to keep the proceedings from becoming more complicated than they already, but it probably can’t be avoided forever, and it seems difficult toContinue reading “A Strange Adventure: The Search for “364””

A Tale of Two Or Three Mercurial Numbers

Well, it’s not that much of a tale, really… I had several similar numbers of about 1.170 appear when I was very carefully scrutinizing Mayan architecture. I had no idea at the time these numbers might belong to Mercury and I wasn’t as careful with the notes apparently as I might have been if I’dContinue reading “A Tale of Two Or Three Mercurial Numbers”

More Mercury and a Little Mars

Since I am attempting to give new consideration to the still unsolved problem of ideal approximation of Mercury’s Orbital and Synodic Periods, perhaps it’s timely to also want to give new consideration to the still uncertain cycles of Mars as well. The majority of mathematical probes seem to want to give a primary value ofContinue reading “More Mercury and a Little Mars”

Regarding Mercury

I’ve long been perplexed by what the ancient might have used as valid approximations of Mercury’s cycles. There’s really no shortage of good candidates – in fact, quite the opposite, which may be the source of the difficulty. It’s curious that in all my searches for material relating to Mayan calendars the past few years,Continue reading “Regarding Mercury”

Stonehenge “Oval With Corners” (Reprise)

Professor Thom’s Bluestone “Oval With Corners” provided a remarkable surprise when revisited last year. “Regarding the still somewhat surprising nomination of 138.6375748 as the perimeter of the bluestone “oval with corners” (Thom, perimeter 51.06 MY x 2.72 = 138.8832000 ft, one possible vote of confidence for it may be that compared to the 120 MYContinue reading “Stonehenge “Oval With Corners” (Reprise)”

A Brief Metrological Miscellany

I very recently wrote that 2.788548009 (sqrt (6^5) / 1000)) is the only figure I’ve seriously considered as possibly being the intended value of the Spanish Vara. This much is very true. It’s also very true that the last time I tried interpreting the Vara, I didn’t know the bulk of what I now knowContinue reading “A Brief Metrological Miscellany”

Revisiting The Aubrey Circle

I’ve posted previously on the subject of the Aubrey Circle – it’s worth bearing in mind that David Kenworthy has shared a wealth of information on the subject on various forums – The Megalithic Portal, GHMB, Ancient Measures/History of Metrology, and The New Metrology, not to mention a series of painlessly priced e-books available fromContinue reading “Revisiting The Aubrey Circle”

Further Work With A Megalithic Foot

I frequently mention the “HSMF” – the Harris-Stockdale Megalithic Foot. Years of research by Peter Harris and Norman Stockdale revealed the significance of this number in retrieving metrologically stored astronomical data from the proportions of Megalithic monuments like Stonehenge and many others – presumably, any others. The proposed value maintained by Peter Harris is (10Continue reading “Further Work With A Megalithic Foot”

First Impressions of Nakum, Guatelmala (Part 2)

George Andrews’ data for Nakum (near Tikal) mentions that there are also some scraps of data from Alfred Tozzer. A preliminary study of the prehistoric ruins of Nakum, Guatemala; a report of the Peabody museum expedition, 1909-1910 https://archive.org/details/gri_33125005932955 Temple A (Andrews 00324) “Other: Flat-roofed rooms inside of all three section of roofcomb. According to TozzerContinue reading “First Impressions of Nakum, Guatelmala (Part 2)”

An Underappreciated (Pi / 3) Series?

Perhaps its because it’s inevitable enough that no one cued up the equation by combining the numbers in close proximity, or perhaps we simply haven’t located or measured the relevant architecture, but there’s a certain (Pi / 3) series I’d like to mention because it certainly doesn’t get mentioned often enough. In fact, I’m notContinue reading “An Underappreciated (Pi / 3) Series?”