Hello Clem,
I'm hopeful this thread will acquire some momentum and in that spirit I
am sending you a message Paul Murphy sent to the list awhile back. I
spent several week biking through Ireland and enjoyed it immensely, it
was great! In addition to the title Paul mentions below, I could also
recommend the following: "Astronomy Before the Telescope: A
Comprehensive and Authoritative Study of World Astronomy Before 1609,"
edited by Christopher Walker (St. Martin's Press, $40). Both titles are
heavy towards the cataloging of horizon markers (solar as well as
lunar). If you enjoy archaeoastronomy and its early instruments, you'll
enjoy both titles.
Regards,
Luke
[Paul Murphy wrote:]
>
> I can recommend to diallers a book which I found by accident at our local
> bookshop: "The Stones of Time, Calendars, Sundials and Stone Chambers of
> Ancient Ireland," by Martin Brennan (Inner Traditions International,
> Rochester, Vermont 05767; ISBN 0-89281-509-4; pub. 1994).
>
> It is a detailed, if not always scientifically finessed, exposition of the
> dialling aspects of the megalithic structures here in Ireland which are
> estimeated to be almost 7000 years old. The are both examples of the
> sophistiction of the astronomy of those who built them, and of the abstract
> art which they contain.
>
> Paul Murphy
>
> 53* 17' N 06* 08' W
