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

by Christopher Knight and Alan Butler

• ISBN13: 9781842931660
• ISBN10: 1842931660
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-28
• Publisher: Watkins

Summary

There must have been a Civilization One: a highly advanced precursor to what is currently the earliest recognized civilization. That's the astounding revelation from a powerful duo of writers that includes the author of the bestsellingThe Hiram Key. Christopher Knight and Alan Butler's startling conclusion comes from their quest to crack the mystery of the ancient "megalithic yard"an incredibly precise unit of measurement that's based on a deep understanding of the solar system. It seems beyond the comprehension of the supposedly unsophisticated people of Stone Age Britain, and yet not only is it visible in the thousands of megalithic structures built in Britain and France, but this measurement keeps recurring throughout nature and science. The implications of the authors' breakthrough discovery go far beyond the idea of a super-science or prehistory: they indicate a grand plan that will have far-reading theological ramifications.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Great Wall of History	5	(20)
The Turning Earth	25	(24)
The Harmony of the Spheres	49	(18)
Sumerian Degrees	67	(20)
The Rebirth of the Metric System	87	(10)
The Jefferson Report	97	(18)
Grains of Ancient Truth	115	(6)
The Weight of the World	121	(10)
The Missing Link	131	(12)
Widening the Search	143	(24)
Music and Light	167	(20)
Sun, Moon and Megalithic Measure	187	(14)
A New Paradigm of Prehistory	201	(52)
Appendices
1 Earth Days and Proving the Megalithic Yard	219	(7)
2 The Formula for Finding the Volume of a Sphere	226	(2)
3 More about Megalithic Music	228	(4)
4 Music and Light	232	(4)
5 The Phaistos Disc and the Megalithic Year	236	(7)
6 The Amazing Barley Seed	243	(5)
7 The Megalithic Principle and Freemasonry	248	(5)
Index	253