In the previous post, we took a first look at the 30th Egyptian Dynasty coffer of Wereshnefer, courtesy of photographs and data from the Metropolitian Museum, including pixel measurements I took of one the photos of the coffer lid in hopes of being able to extrapolate further data from the width and height provided. CofferContinue reading “Wereshnefer vs Piwalker: Round One (Postscript Added)”
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Short Reports 3
Alan Green Many thanks to seanoffshotgun at GHMB who posted links to some of Alan Green’s videos on YouTube. I haven’t looked at the one on the Fine Structure Constant yet – that could be stretching the limits of ancient technology a bit and I have (probably sordid) tales to tell about Michael Morton’s explorationsContinue reading “Short Reports 3”
The Vesica Piscis Revisted
I’ve been looking at a lot of things since last post. I’m still trying to grapple with ancient metrology as described by some classical ancient authors. There has been robust discussion on GHMB featuring such luminaries in metrology and mathematics as as Jim Alison, Mercurial, molder, and magisterchessmutt, aimed at seeing how much truth thereContinue reading “The Vesica Piscis Revisted”
Short Reports 2
For the second round of Short Reports, we seem to have some diverse topics that, in a timely fashion, may have some interconnection. The Mysterious Eclipse Year Even for as much as we are learning about the Eclipse Year and how it may be represented and recorded through measure and proportion, it continues to holdContinue reading “Short Reports 2”
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”
Resonance
Frequently in my writing, I use the term “resonance”, referring to “mathematical resonance” or “resonant” numbers, but I’m not still not sure if I’ve ever given any adequate explanation for the term. In acoustics, noun the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating.”the resonance of his voice”. (physics) the reinforcement or prolongationContinue reading “Resonance”
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”
Hadrian’s Library, Round 3
I’m going to try to find a way around the apparent error in the data for the cistern of Hadrian’s library in the diagrams by Athanasios Angelopoulos. The specific issue is that if all of the proportions shown describe its measures inside the rim, 57.82 – (5.706 x 2) = 46.408 m, whereas it isContinue reading “Hadrian’s Library, Round 3”
The Metonic Problem
Once again, the mathematics I am using uses a deliberately restricted pool of whole numbers. Over time, the rationale for this has evolved somewhat. Fifteen or twenty years ago, if you had asked Michael Morton or I to explain this, we probably would have told you the reason for this concerned a desire for compatibilityContinue reading “The Metonic Problem”
A Fraction of a View?
This is something of a difficult subject for me to get into for fear of ruffling more feathers among fellow researchers. I’ve no wish to do that, I very much wish to encourage the work of other researchers. I have no idea where their journeys may take them or what they may discover – perhapsContinue reading “A Fraction of a View?”
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