Records in Stone: Papers in Memory of Alexander Thom (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521531306)

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).

Author: Clive Ruggles
ISBN-10: 0521531306
ISBN-13: 9780521531306
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2003
Pages: 540
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.08lbs
Size: 9.26h x 7.46w x 1.19d