I’m pleased to announce that a metrological mystery has been solved. The “Ellifino”, which is intrinsically related to well known ancient units through geometry, as been identified as 1.8 of a Pied du Roi (French foot) of 1.067438159 ft that is far more ancient than it normally gets credit for. 1 Pied du Roi 1.067438159Continue reading “Relating Units of Measure Through Circular Geometry”
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The Lintel Circle (An Afterword)
I’ve now taken a quick look at the possibility that the Stonehenge lintel circle width was two Royal Cubits as some have suggested. It’s a bit hasty, but offhand it does not look like a good model, for a number of reasons. It looks more like the kind of trouble you can see coming fromContinue reading “The Lintel Circle (An Afterword)”
The Stonehenge Lintel Circle
I’ve been working on this awhile, but have only just now gotten back to the subject since the initial effort, so I will try to recount the entire history of it here as best as possible. Having been informed by reliable sources that the width of the circles formed the horizontal lintels of the StonehengeContinue reading “The Stonehenge Lintel Circle”
Bearing In Mind…
Greetings! I’d like to be certain I clarify something for anyone who might be reading some of the posts here, or any of my work posted elsewhere. Very often while talking about one one monument, I will end up talking about another. The radius of Stonehenge x (2 Pi) = the height of the GreatContinue reading “Bearing In Mind…”
Wonder Numbers, New and Old
I’ve been wanting to come up with something new for my blog and Wonder Numbers usually seem worth a special announcement. Lately as often I’m spread a bit thin, attempting to “go wide rather than deep”, hoping for more of an overview, and hoping not to overlook anything special, such as wonder numbers. As such,Continue reading “Wonder Numbers, New and Old”
A Closer Look at the Pyramid of Niches
Greetings! I recently gathered up and posted some materials on the El Tajin pyramid, giving some of the calculations and considerations. I have yet to find my old data on the Pyramid of Niches that give some of the other calculations, including those for the diagonals, so in the interest of moving forward, I’ve redoneContinue reading “A Closer Look at the Pyramid of Niches”
Notes on the Bent Pyramid of Dashur
Another work in progress, some internal debate continues over the exact original specifications of the Bent Pyramid of Dashur – the parts seem identifiable but exactly how they work together seems uncertain. Here are some recent notes on the Bent Pyramid from a GHMB post I’m in general agreement that some sort of circumference figureContinue reading “Notes on the Bent Pyramid of Dashur”
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?”
Some Mayan Miscellany, Including El Tajin
I hate to admit that things are a bit slow around here lately, and we’re a bit into re-run season as things tend toward a holding pattern while further researches into the inner workings of ancient calendar systems continue. I haven’t looked ancient American altars in awhile, although hopefully I made sure to post hereContinue reading “Some Mayan Miscellany, Including El Tajin”
Remember to Always Recycle…
Hopefully enough people will tell you about the merits of recycling refuse materials. I think I’d like to say a few things about recycling pyramids and other ancient architecture. In the past few days, I’ve seen how the data for Germany’s Pommelte henge contains some of the key datapoints for the Stonehenge sarcen circle, andContinue reading “Remember to Always Recycle…”
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