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Records in Stone

Records in Stone

Papers in Memory of Alexander Thom

by Clive Ruggles
Paperback
Publication Date: 13/02/2003

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Professor Alexander Thom, who died in 1985, was a distinguished engineer. Independently of his 'mainstream' academic career, he developed a deep and active interest in the prehistoric megalithic sites of Britain and Brittany, visiting and surveying many hundreds of them over a period of forty years. Thom's interpretations of the field data have aroused strong interest and some intense controversy. The main areas of debate are: geometry (the methods used to set out the megalithic rings, many of which appear to be non-circular); mensuration (the possible use of 'standard' units of measurement in setting out rings and rows); and astronomy (the connection between structures aligned upon the horizon and the rising and setting positions of the sun, moon or stars).
ISBN:
9780521531306
9780521531306
Category:
History of science
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
13-02-2003
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
540
Dimensions (mm):
237x191x28mm
Weight:
0.98kg

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