Pistol Wrote:
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> Byrd,
>
> The points you've brought up are accurate in the
> process of analysis, because of course most if not
> all major discoveries begin as a guess, this is
> important to realize but their are required steps
> involved to develop a proof... It begins with
> observation and from there the ability to find a
> pattern from the observations, but this is not
> enough, it needs to be true in all cases (a
> generalization)... these three aspects are more or
> less the primary elements of induction.
> Confirmation arrives when related artifacts are
> presented to support the guess. Here we can look
> at hrst1's theory and discover if it's even
> possible.
>
> The Tropic of Cancer is an >>imaginary<< circle
> parallel and north of the earths equator, and it
> moves north and south over long periods time
> depending on the earth declination at the summer
> solstice, but it should be said that even the
> earths equator is not in a fixed location. hrst1's
> theory uses the drift of the earth's declination
> (tilt) towards the sun to determine the length of
> a royal cubit.
>
> Aside from the lack of any artifact to support the
> Egyptians were aware of this observational
> phenomena, there's only one day each year that can
> be used to isolate or identify where the imaginary
> Tropic of Cancer exists relative to the earths
> unfixed equator; the summer solstice. Yet, hrst1
> hasn't provided any direct evidence the Egyptians
> recognized the summer solstice. And, even more
> importantly we should expect to observe multiple
> holes (wells) dug over time to accommodate the
> suggested method of observation. However, because
> of the length of 3000+ years, if the Egyptians had
> managed to accomplish a rudiment method of this
> type of observation we should expect to see the
> Royal Cubit length elongate and shrink at least 3
> times from a fixed point in the northern
> hemisphere, which would be required to observe the
> movement of the Tropic of Cancer over time.
>
> In my opinion hrst1 has failed to develop anything
> beyond his guess that proves the Egyptians
> calibrated the Royal Cubit length using the drift
> or movement of the Tropic of Cancer, this is in no
> way is meant to belittle his effort, it's only to
> point out he hasn't developed a constructive
> solution that supports his claim.

Didn't the "five epagomenal days between the years" begin on the solstice?

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