I’m sure most of us have heard the old expression, “Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth”. Before I manage to dilute or misdirect the point I’m trying to make, this is not the statement I wish to make about alternative metrology. Quite the contrary, I’m quite aware of the various contributions to the greater workContinue reading “Too Many Cooks?”
Tag Archives: Geodesy
Gaining On Ancient Geodesy?
I’ve been working for some time now on the problem of ancient geodesy – essentially, if ancient people found how large the world was earlier than they are usually given credit for, what did they think was the right way to reckon this and express it? It came to light that there are several waysContinue reading “Gaining On Ancient Geodesy?”
A Polar Cubit?
In my more recent posts to various places (here and GHMB), I’ve been emphasizing both the difference between geodetic modelling and geodetic measurement, and of course between various values for earth circumference – polar, equatorial, and mean. I may end up eating these words, but I’m skeptical that units of measurement are going to beContinue reading “A Polar Cubit?”
More About Stonehenge, Pt 8
Let me try to retrace my steps to get to what was supposed to have been the point of the previous post in this series, and go back to where I was just before the train seemingly took leave of its track. I was observing that potential Eclipse Year candidate 346.4769015 / 225 = 1Continue reading “More About Stonehenge, Pt 8”
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