Civilization One The World Is Not as You Thought It Was

by Knight, Christopher

• ISBN13: 9781907486098
• ISBN10: 1907486097
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: Watkins Publishing

Summary

This is the extraordinary story of how a quest to try to crack the mystery of the Megalithic Yard - an ancient unit of linear measurement - led to the discovery of compelling evidence pointing to the existence of an unknown. Highly advanced culture which was the precursor to the earliest known civilizations. There must have been a Civilization One.

Author Biography

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
The Great Wall of History	p. 5
The Turning Earth	p. 25
The Harmony of the Spheres	p. 49
Sumerian Degrees	p. 67
The Rebirth of the Metric System	p. 87
The Jefferson Report	p. 97
Grains of Ancient Truth	p. 115
The Weight of the World	p. 121
The Missing Link	p. 131
Widening the Search	p. 143
Music and Light	p. 167
Sun, Moon and Megalithic Measure	p. 187
A New Paradigm of Prehistory	p. 201
Appendices
Earth Days and Proving the Megalithic Yard	p. 219
The Formula for Finding the Volume of a Sphere	p. 226
More about Megalithic Music	p. 228
Music and Light	p. 232
The Phaistos Disc and the Megalithic Year	p. 236
The Amazing Barley seed	p. 243
The Megalithic Principle and Freemasonry	p. 248
Index	p. 253
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