Here is the first of several new diagrams, this one concerned with how metrological systems may have descended from calendar systems, and how they might have quickly evolved. I of course don’t know how things really happened, but hopefully it’s easy enough to see that they could have happened so that the big three ancientContinue reading “The Quest for an Ancient Unified Metrological System”
Tag Archives: John Michell
Michell and Neal and Me
Having made a number of disclaimers in various places the last several days about how metrology systems turned out for John Michell and John Neal, I am pleased to be able to say for trying to give them both as much benefit of a doubt as possible, I may have indeed found that the severalContinue reading “Michell and Neal and Me”
Too Many Cooks?
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?”
Rock Flattens Paper…
It may be time for a break from Stonehenge, I’ve done a lot with it recently and it’s assisted us in having what look to be like the right formulas for Anomalistic Month and Eclipse Year, and it’s even helped us to understand a “C” set of calendar values and the correct placement of theContinue reading “Rock Flattens Paper…”
Some Musings on the Nippur Cubit and the Persian Cubit
Some of this I’ve posted elsewhere in various forms, but I don’t know if I’ve ever written anything very comprehensive. I don’t have much to say on the Nippur Cubit, I haven’t paid it enough attention although I did recently nominate a value of 1.689907782 ft as being one possibility, in spite of the temptationContinue reading “Some Musings on the Nippur Cubit and the Persian Cubit”
Luke Piwalker 