For convenient reference, Andrews’ plan of the Bat Palace again. Room 3: I was looking more carefully at Room 3 of the Bat Palace last night. I’m intrigued with it because it of its raw ratio between total height (room ht 258 cm + vault height 1.67 m = 4.25 m) and length of 6.76Continue reading “Bat Palace, Tikal: Further Explorations”
Tag Archives: Mayan Calendar
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”
Hadrian’s Library, Part 2: The Unexpected
A few posts back, we took a first look at Hadrian’s Library based on the plans and data from Athanasios Angelopoulos, focusing on the Library itself and the adjacent reading rooms and auditoriums. The general assessment is that rather than consistent use of Greek Feet in the design, what we actually see is a varietyContinue reading “Hadrian’s Library, Part 2: The Unexpected”
I Missed Mexico
While most of us including me seemed to think the El Castillo pyramid at Chichen Itza had 91 steps per staircase, I recently posted about the diagram from Maler showing more than that, and the text from Maler indicating 96 steps per staircase. So much for 4 staircases x 91 steps = 364 and 9Continue reading “I Missed Mexico”
The Valleys of Neptune
Don’t worry, dear reader – I’m sure I have enough controversial things to say already without seriously suggesting that the surprisingly modern-looking observatories of the Maya were once equipped with telescopes, but even if we can’t look to it as proof that they did, I do find it interesting to think about whether they selectedContinue reading “The Valleys of Neptune”
A Postcard from Quirigua (and Giza)
I may end up taking that this back at some later point – I seem to be in unfamiliar territory with this, both geographically and mathematically – but I thought I might share with readers some of the last puzzle to get on my radar, since whatever the answers may be, parts of the discussionContinue reading “A Postcard from Quirigua (and Giza)”
El Castillo (Reprise)
I may not have made a note of it in my blog posts (although I seem to remember mentioning it to the GHMB forum), but if we project a regular model of the El Castillo pyramid from Maler’s data, when we get to the perimeter it would be (2 x long side 600 / PiContinue reading “El Castillo (Reprise)”
Still More Mayan Miscellany
The other day I set aside a couple of hours to watch several of William Saturno’s video lectures on YouTube. I’m not only very interested in his general remarks on Mayan calendars, but also some of the discoveries he was involved in. Saturno’s views on why calendars were important to the Maya is generally veryContinue reading “Still More Mayan Miscellany”
More Mayan Miscellanous
I’ve brought up exponents and exponential use of data retrieval tools lately (please refer to preceding posts for diagram of peak exponential value of some of the most important numbers used to retrieve data). Besides knowing about them and their value as series data retrieval tools, conversion factors, building blocks and so forth, we mightContinue reading “More Mayan Miscellanous”
A Postcard from Dsecilna
Being it is near to Dzibilchaltun on the list, I happened to notice the omission of data for the Mayan site Dsecilna. It might have happened because the site is probably rather ruinous and there were more intact ones that called for attention. I don’t know if I can conjure enough for a decent blogContinue reading “A Postcard from Dsecilna”
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