Hi Don,

Just for your information and for arguments sake. If you keep the spacing between the points the same (i.e. 28 digits), and you assume that the points lie on a curve described by an ellipse, as per your original premise, but use Andrew Connors heights (assuming that they are correct), then the best fit ellipse will have the parameters of

a = 244.9993419 (i.e. 245 fingers) (35/4 cubits or 70/8)
b = 174.9999256 (i.e. 175 fingers) (25/4 cubits or 50/8)

a/b = 1.399996835 (i.e. 1.4 or 7/5)

eccentricity = 0.69985 (i.e. 0.7)

This is all with a fit of R-squared 0.9999999956.

Using the whole numbers then, the pericentre is thus 73.5 (21/8 cubits), apocentre is 416.5 (119/8 cubits), and a semi-latus-rectum distance of 125 fingers.

Make of that information what you will, but I provide it in a free spirit.

Jonny

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