Well then it appears Newton was in error ... Just curious why you would point out and use erroneous data and when you state: "In conclusion, Newton's temple cubit leads to a conundrum, and the answer to riddle requires a proper overview of history. ... " I fail to see a conundrum as Newton's numbers were wrong. He claimed 24.83 but it is 24.7845 ... What am I missing in your post ?

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Don

" If everything is simply a coincidence what then is the point of studying or measuring or analyzing anything in the ancient world ?" db