Jul 26, 2003 gerald stanley hawkins, a britishborn astronomer who theorized that the stonehenge megaliths on salisbury plain were a stone age astronomical computer of sorts, died on may 26 at his farm in. Hawkins and john white, stonehenge decoded new york. Piggott commented in preparing his new and excellent survey of ancient europe, was often. Stonehenge decoded gerald s hawkins john b white abebooks. Stonehenge by using the perspectives of sociology and social archaeology to look. Gerald hawkins stonehenge stone circle news and information. He is best known for his work in the field of archaeoastronomy. In 1961, gerald hawkins, who has died of a heart attack aged 75, was professor of physics and astronomy at boston university in massachusetts. Writing of the bluestone spoked wheel, if the builders did design that bluestone wheel as a moonfollower, it may be that they. Gerald stanley hawkins 20 april 1928 26 may 2003 was a britishborn american. A professor and chair of the astronomy department at boston university in the united states, he published in 1963 an analysis of stonehenge in which he was the first to propose that it was an ancient astronomical observatory used to predict. An archaeoastronomy debate was triggered by the 1963 publication of stonehenge decoded, by gerald hawkins an american astronomer. Stonehenge decoded project gutenberg selfpublishing. Jul 24, 2003 astronomer who claimed stonehenge was a computer.
C tells of the mythology that surrounds it and of the remarkable techniques that were employed to bring the stones across 100 miles of sea and land to their site of construction on. White and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hawkins takes readers on a whirlwind trip of the globe in search o. Search for library items search for lists search for. The boards and pages are clean, with tight binding. Off course this is a great books that i think are not only fun to read but also very educational. He has now written a book boldly entitled stonehenge decoded. I say passed on because the archaeological data were taken from the literature which, as prof. Its a great reading copy for your paranormal collection.
Mar 20, 2009 in a 1965 book, stonehenge decoded, astronomer gerald hawkins offered the thenmost comprehensive hypothesis to date of stonehenge s purpose. Hawkins recreates the dramatic discovery of stonehenge a sophicated and brilliantly conceived astronomical observatory used by three different groups of people over a400 year period beginning around 2000 b. Jun 20, 2020 on june 20, 1928, english astronomer and author gerald stanley hawkins was born. Interestingly, the very first issue of antiquity included two papers on prehistoric astronomy. White represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in indiana state library. Although in 1966 professor hawkins sent me a copy of worlds in collision with the request to inscribe it to him, i believe that at the time he wrote his stonehenge decoded he did not yet know the content of my book. Stonehenge as an astronomical instrument, antiquity, 1 1927. Pdf an introductory view on archaeoastronomy researchgate.
An archaeoastronomy debate was triggered by the 1963 publication of stonehenge decoded, by britishborn astronomer gerald hawkins. Modern studies recent attempts to discover whether stonehenge was designed to perform any astronomical functions really started in 1965 with the publication of stonehenge decoded by gerald hawkins an english astronomer working in america. From archaeoastronomy to astronomy in culture the university of. His astronomical analysis of stonehenge, first published in nature on 26 october 1963, and subsequently developed and framed with historical and cultural context in. Stonehenge decoded by hawkins, first edition abebooks.
This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the university of california libraries. Pdf a new look at the astronomy and geometry of stonehenge. Get it by fri, aug 21 sat, aug 22 from aurora, illinois. Moonshine on stonehenge cambridge university press. Hawkins claimed to observe numerous alignments, both lunar and solar. Public perceptions of human prehistory were transformed in the 1960s by astronomer gerald stanley hawkins, who died suddenly and unexpectedly of a heart attack on 26 may 2003 at hawkridge farm, in virginia, near washington, d. The journal nature published hawkins s first results in 1963. Gerald hawkins, 75, astronomer who theorized on stonehenge. Using a mainframe computer, hawkins checked all alignments of the stones during stonehenge s three phases against the movements of the sun, moon, planets, and stars, and found high correlations, using a few number of stones, with the sunrises, sunsets, moonrises, and moonsets at the.
Gerald hawkins, in his book stonehenge decoded adapted into the video that we watched, the mystery of stonehenge, argues a particular interpretation of the megalith. He argued that stonehenge could have been used to predict eclipses. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Hawkins saw the cluster of stones, constructed in phases from around 3100 b. Neolithic computers by gerald hawkins in his book stonehenge decoded. Stonehenge decoded revisited gerald hawkins colette dowell ct. Two years later stonehenge decoded, written by hawkins with john b white, was published in the us. Pdf archaeoastronomy is still a marginalised topic in academia and is described by the sophia. Many of the leading astronomers and archaeologists of the day offered apoplectic responses. What is hawkins idea and what conflicting opinions were also given in the program. I am offering a hardcover copy of stonehenge decoded by gerald hawkins. A groundbreaking book of its time, based on and expanding upon hawkins articles in nature in the early 1960s. White accessibility books library as well as its powerful features, including thousands and thousands of title from favorite author, along with the capability to read or download hundreds of boos on your pc or smartphone in minutes. Follow the link download below to download ebook pdf, kindle ebook, ms word and more softfile type of stonehenge decoded by gerald s hawkins.
Pdf new light on stonehenge from ancient greeks ppt slides. Gerald hawkins and the secret of stonehenge scihi blogscihi. Together, the more than one hundred uc libraries comprise the. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Oct, 20 this idea, first set out by hawkins in two nature papers in 1963 and 1964, was then stated at book length in his stonehenge decoded coauthored with john b.
Books to borrow books for people with print disabilities internet. Gerald stanley hawkins 20 april 1928 26 may 2003 was a britishborn american astronomer and author noted for his work in the field of archaeoastronomy. Hawkins copyright 1972 paperback b015 if shopping from outside the usa please feel free to contact us about shipping as we would be. Hawkins is a competent astronomer, and the author of stoneheage decoded. I ship with care right away, so your book arrives safely with usps media mail. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The ibm machines, hawkins argued, showed stonehenge to be a neolithic computerobservatory for predicting eclipses of the sun and moon.
Gerald s hawkins presents evidence to verify the belief that stonehenge was used as an astronomical. Find stonehenge decoded by hawkins, gerald s at biblio. Stonehenge decoded gerald hawkins paranormal study 1973 etsy. Jul 30, 2003 gerald stanley hawkins, 75, an astronomer who theorized that stonehenge represented a stone age astronomical computer, died of a heart attack may 26 on his farm in rappahannock county, va. In the 1960s, it was gerald hawkins who set a cat among the pigeons with the publication of his stonehenge decoded. Stonehenge decoded moonshine on stonehenge in antiquity. Professor gerald hawkins, of the university of boston, wrote two articles in nature in i963. White resource information the item stonehenge decoded, gerald s. Introduction in recent years the archaeological knowledge concerning stonehenge in wiltshire, england. Nature1963, stonehenge decoded 1965 chippindale dedicates almost an entire chapter trying to defame prof.
In that readable volume he described how a sys tematic study of the. In the end, therefore, what is the mystery of stonehenge. Boston university and harvardsmithsonian observatory, cambridge, mass. Hawkinss stonehenge decoded and the cbs mystery of stonehenge program.
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