NATS 1745 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Hydrus, Celestial Equator, Midnight Sun
13 Sep 2014
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Throughout the world, we find evidence that prehistoric mankind developed the ability to predict the cycles of the sky. 3 sites with archaeological evidence of a solar connection: Newgrange(ireland) large stone tomb, over 5000 yrs old. (~3200 bc) 20ft high roof. Newgrange"s roofbox is aligned to the winter solstice sunrise. Light illuminated on winter solstice through roofbox: illuminates main chamber for 15 min. Alignment of the tomb likely reflects a belief in rebirth or reincarnation. Builders of newgrange propbably believed in some form of reincarnation. Sundagger (new mexico) (~1000 ad) major settlement, contained over 600 rooms. On the summit of fajada butter in new mex. , 2 spiral carvings were found behind 3 stone slabs. At noon on the solstices and equinoxes, the sundagger exhibits 2 beams of sunlight which either bisect or frame the spirals. Only perfectly bisected spiral on day of summer solstice.
