{"product_id":"records-in-stone-papers-in-memory-of-alexander-thom-9780521531306","title":"Records in Stone: Papers in Memory of Alexander Thom","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Clive Ruggles | C. L. N. Ruggles\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History\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":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614128849047,"sku":"9780521531306","price":7170.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780521531306.webp?v=1775091276","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/records-in-stone-papers-in-memory-of-alexander-thom-9780521531306","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}