Professor Challenger And His Lost Neolithic World The Compelling Story Of Alexander Thom And British Archaeoastronomy

Author : Euan W. MacKie
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784918342
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professor Challenger and his Lost Neolithic World: The Compelling Story of Alexander Thom and British Archaeoastronomy written by Euan W. MacKie and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book combines the two great passions of the author’s life: reconstructing the Neolithic mind and constructively challenging consensus in his professional domain. Semi-autobiographical, it charts his investigation of Alexander Thom’s theories regarding the alignment of prehistoric monuments in the landscape across several key Neolithic sites.

Author : Euan W. MacKie
Publisher : Archaeopress Archaeology
ISBN 13 : 9781784918330
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professor Challenger and His Lost Neolithic World: the Compelling Story of Alexander Thom and British Archaeoastronomy written by Euan W. MacKie and published by Archaeopress Archaeology. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Challenger and his Lost Neolithic World combines the two great passions of the author's life: reconstructing the Neolithic mind and constructively challenging consensus in his professional domain. The book is semi-autobiographical, charting the author's investigation of Alexander Thom's theories, in particular regarding the alignment of prehistoric monuments in the landscape, across a number of key Neolithic sites from Kintraw to Stonehenge and finally Orkney. It maps his own perspective of the changing reception to Thom's ideas by the archaeological profession from initial curiosity and acceptance to increasing scepticism. The text presents historical summaries of the various strands of evidence from key Neolithic sites across the UK and Ireland with the compelling evidence from the Ness of Brodgar added as an appendix in final justification of his approach to the subject.

Author : Robin Heath
Publisher : Blue Stone Press
ISBN 13 : 9780952615149
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alexander Thom written by Robin Heath and published by Blue Stone Press. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Alexander Thom was a foremost scientist and engineer of the last century. Once Chair of Engineering Science at Brasenose College, Oxford, following an already distinguished career in both the academic and industrial world, during the War he had been Principal Scientific Officer for the design of the High Speed Wind Tunnel at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, and had assisted Sir Barnes Wallace in the design of the famous 'bouncing bomb' of Dambuster's fame. From 1934, Thom became interested in the megalithic culture that had erected the stone circles, rows and other monuments in Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain. He began to accurately survey these sites, and in 1967 published Megalithic Sites in Britain (Oxford) where he claimed the builders had been skilled surveyors and astronomers, and had used an identical and accurate unit of length to mark out their constructions throughout Britain, a length he called the Megalithic yard (2.72 feet or 0.829m). Thom also discovered that they were using a geometry based on right-angled 'Pythagorean' triangles, triangles whose sides were whole numbers of this same megalithic yard, or subdivisions or multiples of it. He also proposed that they were observing both the sun and moon using precision alignments to identified sites or natural features on a distant horizon. He even showed that they could have predicted eclipses. The book was described by archaeologist Professor Richard Atkinson as 'a well-constructed time-bomb dropped through the letterbox of archaeology', and it caused a huge rumpus within the profession. In effect Thom had demonstrated that there was a huge missing component in our understanding of the Megalithic culture, one that archaeologists had totally missed, and that our model of prehistory was flawed and hopelessly inadequate. In 1970, The BBC made a full-length documentary about Thom under its flagship 'Chronicle' series. Magnus Magnusson amiably presented Thom's discoveries for the first time to a non-specialist audience. Once out in the open, the archaeologists increasingly closed ranks while the informed public were enthralled. Despite the top statistician of the day validating the Megalithic yard at the Royal Society and British Academy, and despite several leading archaeologists supporting Thom, he was increasingly marginalised, airbrushed from the subject and forgotten. Apart from the Chronicle documentary, Thom's story has never properly been told until now - "Alexander Thom - Cracking the Stone Age Code" takes this fascinating subject beyond Thom's lifetime, the author showing how and why the archaeology profession missed a huge opportunity to embrace a remarkable aspect of our prehistoric past, one which carries huge implications for our modern culture.

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781700105066
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost World written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lost World is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1912, concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals still survive. It was originally published serially in the Strand Magazine and illustrated by New-Zealand-born artist Harry Rountree during the months of April-November 1912. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. The novel also describes a war between indigenous people and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781548186067
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost World written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-18 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. It was originally published serially in the popular Strand Magazine and illustrated by New-Zealand-born artist Harry Rountree during the months of April-November 1912. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. The novel also describes a war between indigenous people and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557032539
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Discoveries of Professor Challenger written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-12-22 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portal Press Books Presents: TheDiscoveries of Professor Challenger.This compilation of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's work collects the first two tales of theexplorer and scientist ProfessorGeorge Edward Challenger, The LostWorld (1912) and The Poison Belt(1913). Both were ground-breakingachievements of literature at theirtime of publishing becoming instantscience fiction classics that are assignificant today as they were whenthey were first put into print.

Author : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher : Wordfire Press
ISBN 13 : 9781680572148
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost World written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Wordfire Press. This book was released on 2021-05-05 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dinosaurs didn't exist in 1912, but Professor George Challenger, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's favorite character, believed they did. He ventured down the Amazon River and ascended a daunting plateau to prove that dinosaurs survived in Brazil.

Author : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lost World written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. Interestingly, for a seminal work of dinosaur-related fiction, the animals only occupy a small portion of the narrative. Much more time is devoted to a war between early human hominids and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.

Author : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781518680588
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professor Challenger - The Lost World written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-19 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE LOST WORLD was Professor Challenger's first adventure for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Ned Malone narrates the story (aka Dr. Watson). Ned's just been jilted by his lady love, Gladys, so he's up for a new adventure. Still, it takes Prof. Challenger some doing to convince the young man to go along - including a bit of fisticuffs! The story is a far departure from the Sherlock Holmes series - even in genre! This is Science Fiction. True science fiction, as it was designed by the likes of H.G. Wells! The Professor takes Mr. Malone - and others in the zoological field he's been able to cajole into joining the team - on a fantastic excursion to the forested mountains of South America! And thanks to Ned Malone, we're privy to the greatest adventure of all times! There are dinosaurs, ape-men, and danger at every turn! This is THE ORIGINAL Lost World! Jurassic Park has nothing on this story save special effects! If you're a True Fan of sci-fi, then it's time to get to know Professor Challenger! Come along for the most exciting read you've ever enjoyed!"

Author : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781417624607
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost World written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir and published by . This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bold Professor Challenger and his party embark on an expedition to a remote Amazonian plateau where, as the good professor puts it, "the ordinary laws of Nature are suspended." Includes a new Introduction and endnotes.