Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought It Was

Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought It Was

by Christopher Knight
Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought It Was

Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought It Was

by Christopher Knight

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Overview

How a quest to crack the mystery of the Megalithic Yard led to the discovery of compelling evidence pointing to the existence of a highly advanced culture predating the earliest known civilizations
 
There must have been a “civilization one.” Knight and Butler reveal the secrets of an extraordinary, integrated measuring system which might have been lost to the world for ever. It was a system, far more advanced than anything used today, which forms the basis of both the Imperial and Metric measure systems. These ancient scientists understood the dimensions, motions and relationships of the Earth, Moon and Sun—they measured the solar system and even understood how the speed of light was integrated into the movements of our planet. Their conclusions fly in the face of everything that we thought we knew about the origins of the modern world—but the evidence is incontrovertible.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781907486098
Publisher: Watkins Media
Publication date: 08/01/2010
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 4.90(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Christopher Knight invested seven years conducting research into the origins of Freemasonic rituals. His first book, The Hiram Key (1996), co-authored with Robert Lomas, became an instant bestseller and has since been translated into 37 languages selling over a million copies worldwide. Alan Butler, an engineer, but fascinated by history, also became an expert in astrology and astronomy. He has researched ancient cultures, pagan beliefs and comparative religion and has published four successful books the Knights Templar and the Grail legend.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 The Great Wall of History 5

Chapter 2 The Turning Earth 25

Chapter 3 The Harmony of the Spheres 49

Chapter 4 Sumerian Degrees 67

Chapter 5 The Rebirth of the Metric System 87

Chapter 6 The Jefferson Report 97

Chapter 7 Grains of Ancient Truth 115

Chapter 8 The Weight of the World 121

Chapter 9 The Missing Link 131

Chapter 10 Widening the Search 143

Chapter 11 Music and Light 167

Chapter 12 Sun, Moon and Megalithic Measure 187

Chapter 13 A New Paradigm of Prehistory 201

Appendices

1 Earth Days and Proving the Megalithic Yard 219

2 The Formula for Finding the Volume of a Sphere 226

3 More about Megalithic Music 228

4 Music and Light 232

5 The Phaistos Disc and the Megalithic Year 236

6 The Amazing Barley seed 243

7 The Megalithic Principle and Freemasonry 248

Index 253

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