tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59198472008-02-22T06:36:56.942+01:00StarPunditAndis Kaulinsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919847.post-1090237331472998982004-07-19T13:42:00.000+02:002004-07-19T13:43:50.396+02:00Celestia 1.3.1 - a 3D real-time simulation of the galaxy and beyondCelestia 1.3.1 - a 3D real-time simulation of the galaxy and beyond Paul Rowlingson at vnunet.com writes about Celestia 1.3.1 that "Celestia offers a 3D simulation of the galaxy and beyond. Everything is simulated in real time, meaning that what you see is actually happening right now. Time can be speeded up, slowed down or even reversed, giving you a glimpse into the past or the Andis Kaulinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919847.post-1083272419969423362004-04-29T23:00:00.000+02:002004-04-29T23:04:37.623+02:00Hamlet's Mill, Orion, Cursa and HorvandillusHamlet's Mill, Orion, Cursa, and Horvandillus One of the major books in the field of archaeoastronomy, broadly viewed, is the ca. 500-page book by Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend entitled HAMLET'S MILL: An Essay on Myth and the Frame of Time, published by David R. Godine, Boston, 5th printing, 1999, ISBN 0-87923-215-3, LOC Catalog Card Number 69-13267. Hamlet's Mill is a Andis Kaulinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919847.post-1083272264758748012004-04-29T22:57:00.000+02:002004-04-29T23:02:02.420+02:00Ancient Egypt, the Sun, the Stars and the CalendarAncient Egypt, the Sun, the Stars and the Calendar A New Inscribed Slab Found in Egypt Validates the Kaulins Chronology of Egypt and the Ancient World One of the most significant finds of ALL TIME for the chronology of the ancient world has recently been found. As you can read at the April 19, 2004 article "Ancient inscribed slab brought to light" at http://snipurl.com/60la http://Andis Kaulinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919847.post-1078234757077638932004-03-02T14:39:00.000+01:002004-03-02T14:42:28.466+01:00Sothic Period and Sothic YearAlthough people all tend to talk about the "Sothic Year", including yours truly, there is a subtle difference between the "Sothic Period" and the "Sothic Year". Here is what Duncan Steel writes in his book "Marking Time: The Epic Quest to Invent the Perfect Calendar", John Wiley & Sons, 2000, p. 40: "...the Egyptian civil calendar followed a grand cycle with duration equal to what is knowAndis Kaulinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919847.post-1073477000479923872004-01-07T13:03:00.000+01:002004-01-07T13:09:49.043+01:00Mars - Spirit Rover - Comet Wild 2 - Stardust SpacecraftThe Feed Room has a live feed from NASA containing interviews and some great video coverage of the Spirit Rover on Mars. It also includes great video material on the Stardust Spacecraft built to examine the particles in the tail of Comet Wild 2. This is a superb example of the wonderful things we humans are able to achieve when we work together for a noble objective. It stands in stark Andis Kaulinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919847.post-1073045369330485532004-01-02T13:09:00.000+01:002004-01-02T13:09:47.730+01:00See the Night Sky from MarsIn a Yahoo science article by Pedro Braganca of SPACE.com entitledYahoo! News - The Night Sky from Mars!, Bragance points out that Starry Night Pro is software which can be used to take a virtual journey to Mars - the planet that is currently in the forefront of attention due to NASA probes arriving in January at that planet. Braganca's article also has a lot of general info on the Martian Andis Kaulinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919847.post-1069266598590845652003-11-19T19:29:00.000+01:002003-11-19T19:46:21.760+01:00Berlin BlogAt the Berlin Blog under the title of "For the Love of Ouzo . . . What are you doing now?", we read: A terrific vacation destination is the Isle of Simi, a Greek Island within spitting distance of Turkey, where roosters outnumber people, you can see stars into the next galaxy, and the port is lined with 19th and early 20th Century Italian architecture. As you stroll along the waterfront, GreekAndis Kaulinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919847.post-1067695250097516732003-11-01T15:00:00.000+01:002003-11-01T15:03:42.990+01:00Stars Stones and Scholars The Decipherment of the Megaliths as an Ancient Survey of the Earth by AstronomyI think the right way to start out this blog is to refer to my just published book: Stars Stones and Scholars: The Decipherment of the Megaliths as an Ancient Survey of the Earth by Astronomy by Andis Kaulins Trafford Publishing 420 pages; perfect bound; catalogue #03-1722; ISBN 1-4120-1344-5 Price: US$35.99, C$45.99, EUR29.99, £20.99 1. Go to http://www.trafford.com 2. Enter the Andis Kaulinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5919847.post-1065827538352051732003-10-11T01:12:00.000+02:002003-10-11T01:12:18.426+02:00Material on the History of Astronomy forthcoming.Andis Kaulinsnoreply@blogger.com