Once again, I’m rather intrigued with the proportions of ancient doorways ever since Tikal. The first things I want to look at here then are the doors into the antechamber, both the one leading through the portcullises into the antechamber, and the door above it to the “abandoned upper passage”. Thankfully we have a fairContinue reading “Inside Mycerinus’ Pyramid, Part One”
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The Scenic Route to the Coligny Calendar
I went back to the videos by Our Founder, Carl Munck. They can be found online although again, if you appreciate them please consider purchasing Munck’s video series. I can highly recommend his work even though I have no choice to offer cautions when it comes to his “geomathematical” applications of his math because weContinue reading “The Scenic Route to the Coligny Calendar”
The Great Pyramid’s Missing Capstone
I hope it doesn’t end up in one of those debates about the accuracy of WMF Petrie’s measurements of Giza, but in the previous post I suggested that at the Palace of Vertical Grooves, the ancient Maya may have been “trying to tell us” to remember that 4.657577612 may be a “Wonder Number”, and itContinue reading “The Great Pyramid’s Missing Capstone”
Relating Units of Measure Through Circular Geometry
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”
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?”
How “Rood” of Me…
I’ve been following some of the posts of David Kenworthy on the GHMB with considerable interest. Mathematically we’re a bit from different sides of the fence, which is okay since I think we might both be still exploring where our respective paths lead us, but many of DavidK’s posts have provided me with inspiration, andContinue reading “How “Rood” of Me…”
An Experiment with a Putative Indus Foot
Jim Wakefield managed to bring the Indus foot to my attention – it’s about 13.2 inches or 13.2 / 12 = 1.1 feet. I’d rather shy away from the subject because it could have been tough determining just how many feet that was supposed to be (1.111111111 for starters?), but I finally noticed that 13.2Continue reading “An Experiment with a Putative Indus Foot”
Luke Piwalker 