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245 pages of results. 661. Observing the Moon on the Horizon during the Early Bronze Age [Journals] [Catastrophism & Ancient History]
... Brit. Astron. Assoc., 64 (1954), 396404, 2. A. Thom, "The Lunar Observatories of Megalithic Man." In Vistas in Astronomy, E. Beer, Ed., Oxford: 1971. Hereafter M.L .O . 3. T. McCreery, "Megalithic Lunar Observatories: A ... higher in the sky on each successive day until it reaches its maximum height at the midsummer solstice, after which its path becomes lower until the following midwinter solstice. In astronomical terms its declination, or angular distance from the celestial equator, varies from a southerly maximum of -24 degrees in winter to a northerly maximum of + 24 degrees in ...
662. Thoth Vol II, No. 9: May 31, 1998 [Journals] [Thoth]
... of the gods to the remote, uniform and predictable planetary system we observe today. Until the establishment of stable cycles or patterns, of course, observational, mathematically-based planetary astronomy would be impossible. Now obviously, the unshakable opinion of astronomers is that the solar system of our ancestors looked very much like it does today. Yet surprisingly, ... a distinctive crescent-form, recorded by all ancient cultures, but why do the particulars NEVER correspond to the crescent moon? The researcher's first impression will be of confusion - one astronomically absurd image after another. A star in the center of the "sun." A crescent holding in its hollow a central star. A crescent on the great ...
663. Thoth Vol IV, No 4: Feb 29, 2000 [Journals] [Thoth]
... ? The report continues: "There is a lot of activity we see on Jupiter that we see on Earth," says Peter J. Gierasch, Cornell professor of astronomy and a lead author on a letter to "Nature" detailing the team's findings. "We see jet streams, large cyclonic elements, large anti-cyclonic elements and many ... * THUNDERSTORMS ON JUPITER Summary from "Nature" magazine Comments by Wal Thornhill Jupiter's massive storms resemble Earth's but are powered by the planet itself, not the sun, Cornell astronomers say ITHACA, N.Y .- Anvil clouds tower more than 30 miles high, casting a pall over a hazy sky. Amid the gathering gloom, 100 ...
664. Foreword to Recollections of a Fallen Sky [Books]
... these theories can be sustained only by making unwarranted assumptions, the evolutionary viewpoint is undermined. The foundation removed, the data can be re-analyzed possibly producing different conclusions. In astronomy the long-time stability of the solar system is a key theory which recently has been questioned by Bass [7 ]; even the nature of gravitation itself if still in ... chronology. Similarly, if the cosmic time scale is drastically shortened, then the physical history of the Earth and Solar System will have to change. In the interim, astronomical confirmations of Velikovsky's advance claims [11] are viewed with suspicion by those believing in the evolutionary viewpoint. As an example of an advance claim I shall cite Velikovsky's ...
665. Orbital Changes [Books]
... . Watson, op. cit., p. 212. 21. ibid., p. 121. 22. L. Rudaux and G. de Vaucouleurs, Astronomie, 1948, p. 253. 23. See Part II, chap. 3, notes 2 and 8. 24. As the kinetic energy produced on impact ... References | V Orbital Changes In all foregoing sections we have assumed that the impacts had no influence on the Earth's orbit, in other words, that the length of the astronomical year, or interval of time in which the planet completes a revolution round the Sun, remained unaltered. It may be asked if impacts by giant meteorites cannot: ...
666. Ankylosis in the Chronology of Reconstructed History? [Journals] [SIS Workshop]
... of Claudius Ptolemy (1977), who draws the following conclusion (p . 374f): "The historian or chronologist naturally concludes (from agreement between Ptolemy and modern astronomy) that there is overwhelming evidence confirming the accuracy of Ptolemy's king list, and he proceeds to use it as the basis for Babylonian chronology. Yet there is no ... the question whether indeed these were produced by earth and moon only; Mars, of course, could just as well have caused the same phenomena. Casting loose the "astronomical" Assyrian anchor and the Ptolemaic calculations, may or may not lead to moving the Eponym and King Lists to a greater or lesser extent. Some changes do need ...
... their skill the final result is that they cannot agree to the date of this king within a thousand years, one reason among many others being that in these early days astronomy was a science still to be cultivated, and, therefore the early Egyptians had not a perfect mode of recording; perhaps even they had no idea of a hundred ... given to him. As I shall show, the idea of darkness was associated with the existence of those stars which never set, so that even here the symbolism was astronomical. Various forms of Bes- as Warrior, Musician, and Buffoon The contrast between the representations of Bes and of the other forms suggests that the former was imported ...
668. Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock [Journals] [SIS Review]
... of the evidence for this will be familiar to SIS members, though the manner of assessing it may not please some. There is reference to myths, legends, ancient astronomy, cosmology, geology etc. Velikovsky's Earth in Upheaval [3 ] is mentioned several times re Lake Titicaca, fossils in volcanic ash, whale skeletons at high altitude ... strange animals and birds, known and unknown, and geometrical designs, drawn by removing tons of pebbles from the ground. Here he found references to Orion - according to astronomer Dr Phillis Pitluga [6 ], the Nazca spider is a diagram of that constellation. Luis de Monzon (in 1586) linked the lines to the Viracochas, ...
669. Sagan's Folly Part 1 [Journals] [Kronos]
... book was not even acknowledged. The whole purpose of Earth in Upheaval was to provide independent evidence for Worlds in Collision from the record of stones and bones. Yet, astronomy once again snubs geology. Sagan (p . 20): When Sagan finally comes to "Velikovsky's Principal Hypothesis", his errors begin to mount with alarming rapidity ... of W in C and p. 335 in particular. Sagan (p . 13): "I am not as confident as Velikovsky in the computational precision of ancient astronomers." This is a loaded statement that is actually a two-edged sword. In his attempt to discredit Velikovsky's interpretation of past "aberrant calendrical conventions", Sagan brings ...
670. The Electric Universe: Slide Presentation & Notes by Wallace Thornhill [Journals] [Aeon]
... on such an orbit would put on a spectacular cometary display..." (p . 48.) Thornhill found his motivation to leave the comfortable highway of orthodox astronomy and explore the lonely out-back of a new paradigm in the study of catastrophist mythology. Along the way, he incorporated insights from plasma physics and atmospheric electrical phenomena. ... ..[and] we are left with none of the necessary precursors to the infamous black-hole...[T ]hey are an unnecessary fiction required simply because astronomers consider gravity to be the only force driving the cosmos. An infinitely weak force requires an infinite concentration of mass to create the energetic events witnessed in deep space. ...
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