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Re: geo tangent part 2 (Newgrange)
Oct 01, 2014, 17:16
tiompan wrote:
Evergreen Dazed wrote:
tiompan wrote:
Evergreen Dazed wrote:
I understand that if the sunrise couldn't be seen on one particular day it might mean a delay, but I do struggle to imagine that that possible delay is a reason to go from a simple alignment to building something such as Newgrange.

Its far less elegant but wouldn't a simple series of alignments, based upon the days around solstice resolve the cloudy weather issue, if that was something they were particularly concerned about?




And if light was critical for the recording why choose a winter solstice ?


I suppose there is an argument that the sun might 'keep on going' on it's return south, and therefore, for earliest warning, the recording has to take place at it's farthest 'normal' position south?



But doesn't that equally apply to it's extreme position to the north ? Both north and south extremes are easily recorded and remain relatively constant within generations .


Yes, as we know it would, I understand the reasoning, but I was imagining that might be something they couldn't be certain about.
I was imagining that whatever they thought stopped and returned it in the North, that it might be a totally different thing that kept it from going too far south, if you will.
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