Kendall, D. G. (1971). A Thom: Megalithic lunar observatories. Antiquity 45. Vol 45, pp. 310-313.
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A Thom: Megalithic lunar observatories | |
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Antiquity 45 | |
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Antiquity | |
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45 | |
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310 - 313 | |
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Long review. This "remarkable book by a remarkable man" (see 71/1148) is compulsory reading for archaeologists because of the possibilities it raises. However, it can be shown that the complexity of apparent lunar motion is such that there are as many as thirty "interesting" declinations to be observed, and sixty possible sightlines for them. Thom's theory could be tested by taking any horizon with a pair of good notches and checking for megalithic sites at the intersections of the reversed sightlines. There are many uncertainties relating to corrections for refraction, parallax and so on; moreover the date of 1650 BC assumed by Thom may be objected to. Nonetheless, after applying the strictest criteria to Thom's Table 7.1, fouteen impressive instances are left out of forty; further experiments at these sites are needed, for Thom's interesting work deserves a full programme of "megalithic" observations, | |
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1971 | |
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05 Dec 2008 |
