Records in Stone: Papers in Memory of Alexander Thom

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).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521531306
• ISBN13: 9780521531306
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 540 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.5" x 9.3"