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Here we pursue and resolve the obscure riddle of the Phaistos Disc and reveal an amazing truth: that Minoan Bronze Age man had a level of knowledge to match that of 20th-century Europe. Their mathematics was ahead of the Greeks and to this day we use a unit of their measure: the Nautical Mile. Here we demonstrate that Bronze Age man knew the world to be round, and that he could measure its circumference to within hundreds of metres! This true detective story also demonstrates that the movement of the Earth in relation to the planets was fully understood. And that the Minoans had their own self-correcting calendar, which is something that we still haven't managed to achieve! This is the story of their 366[degrees] circle and a most elegant system lost to mankind. Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas (The Second Messiah) have tested this research for themselves and write: '...the story Alan told was far stranger than we could have imagined...and sounded rather fanciful. But the cold-blooded result of our efforts was clear. Alan had to be right'. 'He has rediscovered prehistoric knowledge and a system of super elegance that was lost before Moses reached the Promised Land. This is thinking of the highest order, of which any civilisation would justly be proud'. 'The sheer volume of supporting evidence from Megalithic sources make his explanation totally compelling' - Christopher Knight and Robert Lomas.
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Alan Butler is an experienced professional astrologer and author who lives in Yorkshire. His previous publications include titles on Prima Baby and Pregnancy Little Stars, The Bronze Age Computer Disc, Chinese Love Signs and contributes to the Old Moore's Horoscope and Astral Diaries.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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for themost of my life,like alan,I always wondered why we have such a clumsy fitting way of measuring time.As a teenager I remember trying to work out decimal clocks and calenders,hoping for an easy sollution to an age old problem. Imagine my joy after living by the dikte mountains on and off for the last 12 years that the key to the planets geometry was recorded 4000yrs ago not to far from where i chose to make my home.Only I felt it a shame that the majority of people who had a right to knowledge of such calibre couldnt digest it in their own language. This hopefully will soon be rectified. I am eagerly awaiting for the next installment from alan on this subject .My only dissapointment was the apparrent occassional contradictions . i.e the origin of the telescope. when surely the re-invention of the telescpe was a dutch sailor probably . Not invention This of course was minoan as previously stated. I have since returned to crete and people are starting to take notice of the arcane knowledge revealed by one mans determination to find the truth. Come on,lets hear what else youve discovered alan! Cheers......And once again thankyou.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Alan Butler has broken through the mists of time to uncover how our ancestors invented the calender and a system of integrated mathematics which is far more sophisticated than anything we use today.
If you have ever been interested in the work of Alexander Thom and want to know why the neolithic people built so many stone circles just read this wonderful book!
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I share the author's love of Crete and ancient history. However he has not _proven_ that the Phaistos Disc is astronomical. All that part is speculation. He has not even translated it. The idea that the zodiac came from Crete is completely opposite to the scholarly view that it evolved in Mesopotamia. The Glasgow University research, which he relies on, could support the Mesopotamian origin as much as a Cretan one. In order to restore perspective, I recommend going to Michael Baigent's "From the Omens of Babylon". Half a million cuneiform tablets make a strong case!
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