Greetings, all I find my attention drawn toward ancient Egyptian architecture again, for a number of reasons that might sound tangential if I went into full detail, but today started out with the realization that the Harris-Stockdale Unifying Value could perhaps be an oversized variant of the Full Moon Cycle. The original note that expressesContinue reading “A Strange (and Wondrous) Day at Giza”
Tag Archives: Ancient Astronomy
It’s Only A Prototype…
Greetings, all – and a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving, even to those who don’t celebrate the holiday. Today I am thankful for, among other things, having beaten my Planetary and Lunar Tables into the form of the first prototype. It’s still a work in progress, but I have been slaving away on it for daysContinue reading “It’s Only A Prototype…”
Short Reports 8
Greetings! A few more random items from my desktop… The “Garsalian” State of the Tropical Month I’ve been considering candidate values for representation of the Tropical Month the last several weeks. Cerrig at the Megalithic Portal has posted several threads with excellent details of several Megalithic sites which have me quite intrigued. Cerrig advocates forContinue reading “Short Reports 8”
Short Reports 7
Greetings all! Having a number of bits and pieces on my mind, another Short Reports article might be a good way to address them. We Salute Mercurial Pathways Mercurial Pathways is a remarkable blog that I haven’t been able to view in about as long as I’ve had troubles posting to my own blog here.Continue reading “Short Reports 7”
Return to Tikal, Part 1
I think my big adventure following in Susan Milbrath’s footsteps may have about run out of steam. I’m not sure where the data exists to carry on the inquiry further. Some of it may be in Jean Meeus’ publications but not necessarily because there are clear indications that even his data doesn’t go far enoughContinue reading “Return to Tikal, Part 1”
Short Reports 5
The Second Register of the Planetary Tables I don’t actually have anything to report on this, per se – no conclusions yet – but I’ve started the painstaking process of revising my astronomical cycles tables so that they have room to record an increasing number suggestions for “second register” figures. I do not know how wellContinue reading “Short Reports 5”
Where Chephren Once Stood
I thought I’d stare a bit more at my expanded tables of ancient American “altar” data and see if any more helpful patterns appeared to coalesce. I may have spotted one, but it may bring up something of a strange and sad tale. There is a number we hear from very little these days, whichContinue reading “Where Chephren Once Stood”
Some Surprising Properties of Calendar Stone Numbers
I’m continuing to try to round up further data on ancient American “altars” – or calendar stones as I prefer to think of them. I’m perhaps a bit too busy trying to think of them as advanced calculators for intricate calendar cycles to think of them as “altars”, but obviously in spite of any mythsContinue reading “Some Surprising Properties of Calendar Stone Numbers”
Retrogrades Revisited
engbren at GHMB has been working on what I think is most likely a very worthwhile academic paper regarding the possibility of Saturn exerting an influence on the design of Egyptian pyramids though various possible mathematical fingerprints. It reminds me that mathematical fingerprints for the planets seem somewhat difficult to come by. While I wouldn’tContinue reading “Retrogrades Revisited”
Short Reports 1
Is “Stecchini’s Cubit” The Draconic Megalithic Yard? Even though it hasn’t yet helped to give a historical identity to the “Outer Sarsen Circle Unit”, I may get to say that looking at various units (where applicable) as things that can be constructed from whole numbers combined with exponential expressions of Pi has already proved helpfulContinue reading “Short Reports 1”
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