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Any divider of 819 also aligns. > And 13 cycles of Saturn's 378-day synodic period adds up to 4,914 days, which is the same as six times 819. 6 * 819 = 6 * (3 * 273) = 18 * 273. All integers that divide 819: 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 21, 39, 63, 91, 117, 273, 819 How this hypothesis explains why 819 was preferred over those other numbers?
Ok, so when is the actual end of the world if not 2012?
Sounds like a "guess" rather than a "solution". They have noticed a numerical coincidence and formed a hypothesis. Without additional evidence tying the 819-day count to astronomical observations its not particularly convincing.
Yeah, I'm all for investigating this line of thinking further, but all sorts of weird coincidences come up in numerology that no serious person would consider "science".
This implies that the Mayan must have been recording the positions of the planets with great accuracy over a rather long period of time, probably spanning several generations.
It seems incredibly clever - and I realise that I assumed they weren't aware of most planets since they're hard to see today, but I'm sure they were very noteworthy event in the pristine sky they were looking at.
Sounds like a "guess" rather than a "solution". They have noticed a numerical coincidence and formed a hypothesis. Without additional evidence tying the 819-day count to astronomical observations its not particularly convincing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization#Writing_and_...
Sounds like a "guess" rather than a "solution". They have noticed a numerical coincidence and formed a hypothesis. Without additional evidence tying the 819-day count to astronomical observations its not particularly convincing.
Yeah, I'm all for investigating this line of thinking further, but all sorts of weird coincidences come up in numerology that no serious person would consider "science".
Any divider of 819 also aligns. > And 13 cycles of Saturn's 378-day synodic period adds up to 4,914 days, which is the same as six times 819. 6 * 819 = 6 * (3 * 273) = 18 * 273. All integers that divide 819: 1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 21, 39, 63, 91, 117, 273, 819 How this hypothesis explains why 819 was preferred over those other numbers?
Because they had found a prior mention of a 819 day period in relation to calendars, but didn't make the link at the time (from my understanding of the paper)