The New View over Atlantis - Softcover

Michell, John F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 050027312X ISBN 13: 9780500273128

Publisher: Thames & Hudson, 2001

Synopsis

The View Over Atlantis, John Michell's unrivaled introduction to megalithic science, earth mysteries, and the inner meaning of number and measure, was described by Colin Wilson as "one of the great seminal books of our generationa book which will be argued about for decades to come." Across much of the globe are ancient earthworks and stone monuments built for an unknown purpose. Their shared features suggest that they were originally part of a worldwide system, and John Michell argues that they served the elemental science of the archaic civilization that Plato referred to as Atlantis. In this connection the most significant modern discovery is that of "leys," the mysterious network of straight lines that link the ancient places of Britain and have their counterparts in China, Australia, South America, and elsewhere. John Michell's studies of ancient measures have enabled him to define their exact values. The same units recur in the dimensions of monuments all over the world, from Stonehenge to Teotihuacan, and reveal the builders' knowledge of the size and shape of the spheroidal earth, and with it the outlines of their cosmology. 82 b/w illustrations.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Across much of the earth are ancient earthworks and stone monuments built for an unknown purpose. Their shared features suggest that they were originally part of a world wide system; and John Mitchell argues that they served the elemental science of the archaic civilization which Plato referred to as Atlantis. In this connection the most significant modern discovery is that of 'leys, ' the mysterious network of straight lines which link the ancient places of Britian and have their counterparts in China, Australia, South America and elsewhere.

About the Author:

John Michell's is the author of Who Wrote Shakespeare?, The New View Over Atlantis, A Little History of Astro-Archaeology, among many other books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 050027312X
• ISBN 13: 9780500273128
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224