…the things that were, the things are, and the things that must shortly come to pass… Copyright 2014 Kenneth and Joseph Compton "A star is gone! A star is gone! There is a blank in Heaven ... " So said the 19th century poet George Darley in his poem "The Fallen Star". Was this merely poetic imagery and metaphor, or could it have been based on some historic … [Read more...]
Cosmic Impact that Created Earth’s Axial Tilt and Fault Lines
"The Smoking Gun" Cosmic Impact Site That Created Earth’s Axial Tilt and Fault Lines © Mihai Radu Draghici Abstract: Using Google Earth and browsing the geographic appearance of the Earth’s crust starting from the South Pacific Ocean right above Antarctica and traveling over to Drake’s Passage and into the South Atlantic Ocean there seems to be a visual trace that some … [Read more...]
Ancient Timekeepers, Part 2: Observing the Sky
Ancient Timekeepers, Part 2: Observing the Sky We perceive the universe we inhabit has three dimensions of space and one dimension of time. Our planet wobbles slowly like a gyroscope in space spinning once per day while it “circles” the sun during its annual course. Despite of observing the sky from the "moving point of view", ancient astronomers were able to discover and … [Read more...]
Ancient Timekeepers, Part 1: Movements of the Earth
Ancient Timekeepers It seems that ancient people had knowledge about the astronomical cycles of the Earth equal to our modern knowledge. Explore with us how the ancient astronomers could have discovered and precisely measured these cycles without any prior knowledge about them and without advanced technology we have today. This article is presented in 3 separate parts (part … [Read more...]