A Stone Age Space Program? - Dr. Phil Stooke
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Wednesday, March 1, 2017
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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Location:
Physics & Astronomy Building (PAB)
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A Stone Age Space Program? Stonehenge, Knowth and the Moon.
The astronomical association with Stonehenge has been known for centuries. Every midsummer day (the solstice) the rising Sun shines down the axis of Stonehenge. But that's not the whole story, and there may be a link with the Moon as well. Further evidence for a lunar connection comes from Knowth, a Neolithic monument in County Meath, Ireland, and its neighbouring structures Newgrange and Dowth. Was this the Stone Age space program? (spoiler - yes!)
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