{"product_id":"records-in-stone-papers-in-memory-of-alexander-thom-0521531306","title":"Records in Stone: Papers in Memory of Alexander Thom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0521531306\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ruggles, Clive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor 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).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51940638556448,"sku":"NEW0521531306","price":82.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/records-in-stone-papers-in-memory-of-alexander-thom-0521531306","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}