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228 pages of results. 241. Psychology and Ancient Astronomical Discovery [Journals] [Kronos]
... sequence of seasons and other ecologically important events. Others commemorated longer cycles associated with planets and stars. These formed the framework of complex calendric systems against which the basic patterns of religious and civil life were maintained. In the earliest records many of the standard constellations were recognised and used with others to chart the starfield and track the paths of sun, moon, and planets. The early complexity of astronomical lore suggests prehistoric recognition of astronomical cycles and the development of basic techniques of observation. Scholars generally attribute widespread distribution of astronomical traditions and practices to the selective advantage of astronomical time reckoning. Groups which achieved some degree of astronomical skills in timing the change of seasons had a greater ...
242. The Reforming Of The Calendar, Part 2 Mars Ch.8 (Worlds in Collision) [Velikovsky] [Velikovsky Worlds in Collision]
... movements of the moon there are two different systems.3 Each of these systems is carried out down to the smallest detail, but only the last system of the planets and of the moon conforms to the present world order. According to Tablet No. 93, the perihelion, or the point on the earth's orbit that is nearest the sun, is defined as the twentieth degree of the sign of the zodiac called the Archer; at aphelion, when the earth is farthest from the sun, the sun is said to be at the twentieth degree of Gemini. Accordingly, these points are designated as stations of the fastest and slowest solar motion. "But the real position ...
243. Thoth Vol III, No. 5: March 15, 1999 [Journals] [Thoth]
... : Brian Stewart CONTENTS THE PARADIGM SHOPPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Mel Acheson MORE TESTIMONIALS . . . . . . .by Barry Cornett and Wal Thornhill ELECTRICAL GRAVITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Wal Thornhill QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ELECTRIC SUN . . . . . . . . by Wal Thornhill GALACTIC CURRENTS AND THE OUTER PLANETS . . . . .by Wal Thornhill- THE PARADIGM SHOPPE By Mel Acheson thoth@Whidbey.com This issue of Thoth contains a compilation of comments on solar phenomena as understood from an electrical or plasma-physics viewpoint. They illustrate what has been ...
244. On Decoding Hawkins' Stonehenge Decoded [Journals] [Pensee]
... From: Pensée Vol. 2 No 2: (May 1972) "Immanuel Velikovsky Reconsidered I" Home | Issue Contents On Decoding Hawkins' Stonehenge Decoded Immanuel Velikovsky "The ancient Stonehengers had true perils on their minds when they dragged huge monoliths from afar, when they watched that the sun should not continue to rise past the foreordained point on the horizon. It is in vain to search the motive for erecting Stonehenge in awe before the perils' of lunar eclipse during the few weeks following Halloween." In 1963 and 1964, a young and talented astronomer, Professor Gerald S. Hawkins, published two papers in the British magazine, Nature (October 26, 1963 ...
245. The Ninsianna tablets, a preliminary reconstruction [Journals] [SIS Review]
... commenting that the ultimate arbiter has frequently proved to be the derived spin rate of the Earth, which can be very sensitive to particular choices of variable. The average spin rate of the Earth during the interval between two conjunctions is found by comparing the interval between the two conjunctions (in days) with the change in mean longitude of the Sun (in degrees, but note that it is mean and not actual longitude which is required). Basic longitudes of conjunction can only be precisely retro-calculated when the epoch of the Event is known and it has been necessary to repeat the whole process for different epochs until ultimately a self-consistent pattern of variations has again emerged. It has also ...
246. Megalithic Astronomy [Journals] [SIS Review]
... we can decipher except by making assumptions about the state of the Solar System at that time. The principles on which the megalithic observatories have been identified - and on which they are claimed to work - are relatively simple. They depend on the fact that there is only one way for a technologically primitive society to make accurate observations of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars by using the great circle of the horizon and by indicating points on it with a pair of markers. In a terrain with a hilly or otherwise irregular horizon it is possible to make a star set exactly in a given cleft or notch by adjusting one's position laterally as it goes down. The position ...
247. "Mechanics Bears Witness" [Journals] [Pensee]
... , it was his opinion that the public deserves a better assessment of the validity of Dr. Immanuel Velikovsky's wide-ranging theories than it has received to date. He urged that consideration be narrowed down to a smaller point in order to try to reach a conclusive position. He even suggested as a suitable example Velikovsky's arguments regarding electrical charges on the Sun and in the planetary system. This seems to be eminently appropriate firstly because Velikovsky has contended that violent and incessant electrical discharges occurred during the cataclysmic events he describes; his "tremendous spark springing forth at the nearest approach" of a comet to the Earth certainly requires strong electric charges on one or both bodies (Velikovsky, 1950, ...
248. Velikovsky and the Problem of Planetary Identification [Journals] [Aeon]
... That the ancient gods were celestial objects seems obvious; what is not obvious, however, is which gods represent which celestial objects. Velikovsky himself relied extensively upon the testimony of ancient Greeks for his planetary identifications. With little exception, Velikovsky took the statements of Greek writers at face value; thus he accepted the identification of Apollo with the sun, Aphrodite with the Moon, Hera with the Earth, Ares with Mars, Hermes with Mercury, Kronos with Saturn, and Zeus with Jupiter. (2 ) The one exception, of course, was Athena, whom Velikovsky identified with the planet Venus, rather than with the Moon as per the majority of classical writers. Here ...
249. Thoth Vol II, No. 8: May 15, 1998 [Journals] [Thoth]
... 8 May 15, 1998 EDITOR: Amy Acheson PUBLISHER: Michael Armstrong LIST MANAGER: Brian Stewart CONTENTS QUOTE OF THE DAY APPLIED CATASTROPHICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amy Acheson A BRIEF ORIENTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Talbott COMMENTARY ON THE ELECTRIC SUN . . . . . . . .Wal Thornhill ELECTRICAL EFFECTS OF PASSING BODIES . . . . .Wal Thornhill- QUOTE OF THE DAY: Planetary catastrophes have had a far greater impact on the evolution of the solar system, the history of our earth, and the evolution of human consciousness than science has acknowledged. Dave Talbott ...
250. The Birth and Odyssey of Halley's Comet: From 2484 B.C. to the Present Time [Journals] [Catastrophism & Ancient History]
... with dimensions of 5 1/2 miles by 6 1/4 miles x 10 miles. Halley's Comet has a flashy tail which can stretch out 100 million miles across the cosmos. When the Earth is positioned in autumn at the time of the comet's "arrival," the tail can present a spectacular display indeed as it rounds the Sun in perihelion. Particulars. The orbit particulars of Halley's Comet are: (1 ) 54-million mile perihelion; (2 ) 3200 million mile aphelion; and (3 ) eccentricity of .9668. In addition, perihelion occurs at the solar system "longitude" that Earth experiences in early August. Its celestial longitude is about 312 degrees ...
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