| Records in Stone: Papers in Memory of Alexander Thom Revised Edition Contributor(s): Ruggles, Clive (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521531306 ISBN-13: 9780521531306 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $61.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2003 Annotation: 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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| BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Technology & Engineering | History |
| Dewey: 509 |
| Series: Papers in Memory of Alexander Thom |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 7.46" W x 9.26" (2.08 lbs) 540 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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). |
