Records in Stone: Papers in Memory of Alexander Thom - Couverture souple

 
9780521531306: Records in Stone: Papers in Memory of Alexander Thom
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521531306 ISBN 13 : 9780521531306
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

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).

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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).

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521531306
ISBN 13 
9780521531306
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
540
Éditeur
Ruggles C. L.N.
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ISBN 10 :  0521333814 ISBN 13 :  9780521333818
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1988
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