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Was Stonehenge an elaborate astronomical observatory, or a ritual site orientated toward the midsummer sunrise? Were the standing-stone sites of prehistoric Britain designed using a precise "megalithic yard" or were they simply paced out? Did the builders of the megalithic rings know Pythagoras's Theorem long before Pythagoras ?Although there are a number of different & intriguing theories about the meaning of European prehistoric sites, none of these theories has been subjected to objective scientific analysis. Megalithic Science is the 1st book to use the modern tools of statistical analysis to distinguish between sound theories & fanciful speculations about the design of megalithic structures.All the significant megalithic sites are included in this comprehensive work (Stonehenge, Callanish, the Carnac Menhirs, Ballochroy, Kintraw) as is the work of the principal scholars in the field, from Lockyer to Hawkins, Hoyle, Thom & Burl. Written from a scientific perspective, but addressing itself to the archaeologist & more general reader, the text contains no mathematics but enough simple statistical discussion to enable a mathematically unsophisticated reader to enter into the argume

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Author

Douglas C. Heggie

Publisher

Thames & Hudson Ltd

Published

1981

Language

EN

ISBN

9780500272114

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Mathematics, Mathematical Foundations, Stem