John Neal – Luke Piwalker

A Druidic Cubit?

I’n a little hesitant to broach this subject for fear of ruffling a few feathers again, but I think it might be appropriate because it may touch on one of the more controversial features of Stonehenge. William Stukeley proposed a unit of measurement in use at Stonehenge of purportedly of about “530 mm” or “52.83Continue reading “A Druidic Cubit?”

“E’s Already Got One – It’s Vara Nice”

Perhaps nature is telling me I should take a break and watch a movie. For the third time in a week I’ve somehow encountered occasion to get out a line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Not the least of these is because Peter Harris (as in Harris-Stockdale Megalithic Foot) inquired about datasets forContinue reading ““E’s Already Got One – It’s Vara Nice””

Mathematical Relationships Between Ancient Units of Measure

I’ve written before about the geometric relationships between proposed values for ancient units of measure. Ancient metrological units can be linked thought the geometry of both squares and rectangles, and the geometry of circles. In terms of squares and rectangles, this is a concept I was introduced to by the work of John Michell, whereContinue reading “Mathematical Relationships Between Ancient Units of Measure”

A Little Further Into Rio Bec Phi?

Rio Bec Phi is one or more numbers discovered working with architecture at Rio Bec which resembles the famous Golden Ratio, Phi = 1.618033989. It’s discovery may have actually been due to a misinterpretation of the architect’s intent, but it’s too late now,”the Genie is out of the bottle” as they say – more thanContinue reading “A Little Further Into Rio Bec Phi?”

At The Altar of Heaven

The evening I started writing this, I sat down with John Neal’s Ancient Metrology Vol 1: A Numerical Code for the first time. One of the things I’m very glad to find in this book is a reference to data on China’s “Altar of Heaven” although the nature of the data seems to come asContinue reading “At The Altar of Heaven”

The Quest for an Ancient Unified Metrological System

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”

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?”