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Records in stone : papers in memory of Alexander Thom / edited by C.L.N. Ruggles.

Contributor(s): Cambridge [England] ; Cambridge University Press, 1988New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988Description: xvii, 519 p. : ill. ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0521333814
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 936.1 19
LOC classification:
  • GN790 .R43 1988
Contents:
Part 1: Alexander Thom's life and work -- Part 2: Research papers: Archaeological research inspired by Alexander Thom.
Summary: 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).
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Foothills Lab GN790 .R43 1988 1 Available 50583000304794
Total holds: 0

Bibliography: p. [502]-519.

Part 1: Alexander Thom's life and work -- Part 2: Research papers: Archaeological research inspired by Alexander Thom.

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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