History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

Book Description

Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

Customer Reviews:

Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

Robotic Exploration of the Solar System: Part I: The Golden Age 1957-1982 (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)

Average customer rating:

Robotic Exploration of the Solar System: Part I: The Golden Age 1957-1982 (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration)
Paolo Ulivi , and David M. Harland
Manufacturer: Praxis
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Aeronautics & Astronautics | Astronomy | Science | Subjects | Books

Astronomy | Astronomy | Science | Subjects | Books

Astrophysics & Space Science | Astronomy | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Engineering | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books

ASIN: 0387493263

Book Description

Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide in Robotic Exploration of the Solar System a detailed history of unmanned missions of exploration of our Solar System. As in their previous book Lunar Exploration, the subject will be treated wherever possible from an engineering and scientific standpoint. Technical descriptions of the spacecraft, of their mission designs and of instrumentations will be provided. Scientific results will be discussed in considerable depth, together with details of mission management.

The book will be comprehensive, covering missions and results from the 1950s until the present day, and some of the latest missions and their results will appear in a popular science book for the first time. The authors will also cover many unflown missions, providing an indication of the ideas that proved to be unfulfilled at the time but which may still be proven and useful in the future.

Just like Lunar Exploration, this book will use sources only recently made available on the Soviet space program, in addition to some obscure and rarely used references on the European space program. Unflown European projects of the 1960s and 1970s, a subject never before treated, will also be covered.

The Big Golden Book of Space (Golden Book)

Average customer rating:

Space Book
Very Good Book

The Big Golden Book of Space (Golden Book)
David Glover
Manufacturer: Golden Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0307149005
Release Date: 1999-07-26

Book Description

Beautiful color artwork and photographs illustrate the highly informative text covering such topics as the solar system, the Sun, individual planets, stars, comets, meteors, asteroids, galaxies, astronomy, constellations, space travel, space stations, satellites, and astronauts. As an added bonus, there are boxes on each spread featuring interesting facts, historical information, mind boggling numbers, or a technical explanation. Appealing oversized format, fun, interesting, and up-to-date information, and stunning graphics all combine to make this introductory reference a must have for homes and libraries alike.

Customer Reviews:

Space Book.......2005-06-22

I learned about stars, comets, space stations, and houses on Mars. I think people 7 and up should read this book.

Very Good Book.......2000-05-22

This book is very informative. It covers everything you wantto know about the solar system. This is a great reference book forteachers. I found this book to be very acurate. This would certianly make a great gift for any child interested in the solar system.

When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer (Golden Kite Honors (Awards))

Average customer rating:

A book with staying power
Uncle Walt rules
Interesting book
Perfect example
Not for a 21st Century Child

When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer (Golden Kite Honors (Awards))
Walt Whitman
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

Activities & Toys | Sports & Activities | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Health, Mind & Body | Teens | Subjects | Books

Look Inside Teen Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0689863977

Book Description

Leave time for wonder.

Walt Whitman's "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" is an enduring celebration of the imagination. Here, Whitman's wise words are beautifully recast by New York Times #1 best-selling illustrator Loren Long to tell the story of a boy's fascination with the heavens. Toy rocket in hand, the boy finds himself in a crowded, stuffy lecture hall. At first he is amazed by the charts and the figures. But when he finds himself overwhelmed by the pontifications of an academic, he retreats to the great outdoors and does something as universal as the stars themselves...

he dreams.

Customer Reviews:

A book with staying power.......2007-04-11

My twin daughters were riveted by this book when they were just over three-years-old. They returned to it again and again. It had a quiet, solemn quality that I thought might go over their heads, but it seemed like the opposite was true. There was a lovely synthesis of poetry and image that gave this staying power. It's time to get a copy again to see how they respond. But I'd avoid hypothetical statements of "most children won't understand...(blah, blah, blah). Try 'em, and maybe they'll show you something unexpected.

Uncle Walt rules.......2006-12-04

I wish I had this book when I was teaching 19th-century American literature to college freshmen. I bought a few weeks ago and have been reading it to my daughters--the oldest is 5. She loves the art, and so do I. Tonight, out of the blue, she recited most of the poem to me over dinner--we had never before worked on memorizing this or any other poem, but I had mentioned to her that this would be a good poem to memorize. Looks like she agreed. I'm forever grateful to Loren Long for giving Walt to my daughter at such an early age.

I can't seem to understand the negativity expressed by some of the other reviewers. To call this poem anti-intellectual doesn't make much sense to me. It does, however, make sense to balance intellectual inquiry with the wonder and appreciation afforded by observation. The reviewer who mentions sharing his telescope ought to agree, since the children who peer through it clearly are excited by wonder--otherwise, why not just Google "Saturn" and find even better images? Gazing up at the sky--whether with the eye or through a telescope--excited the imagination, and there's something to be said for contemplating the stars in silence. What astronomer hasn't?

Interesting book.......2005-03-19

I respectfully disagree with the other reviews. I have seen a lot of children dragged to lectures and other broccoli-like occasions depicted in this book. I don't feel this book or this poem is anti-intellectual or out-of-date, in fact, I think it is very timely in view of the current competitive ethos of advancing/preparing children, where we push children to absorb information and to excel academically, but don't always give children the chance to experience and appreciate things on their own terms. What I do think is anti-intellectual is discouraging an illustrator from interpreting a poem in her own way. I'm glad Walt Whitman is being presented and celebrated for a new age. This book is nice presented to young audiences in combination with Walt Whitman: Words for America by Barbara Kerley.

Perfect example.......2005-03-13

The other poster here is an example of what Walt Whitman talked of so long ago in his poem, about the loss of beauty stripped by blurred reason. His poem still carries with it the truth that was imbued into it when it was written back in his day, yet misunderstood by the Gordon's of today's world. It's a simple truth that cannot be realized by them, the difference between the pursuit of arts or sciences, the difference between the stroke of a brush and the straight line

Not for a 21st Century Child.......2005-03-08

The reason why the little boy finds the lecture so unbearable is never made clear. Was the subject matter too advanced for him or was the learned astronomer an exceptionally poor speaker? We'll never know. However we should remember that Walt Whitman wrote this poem half a century before the Wright Brothers first flight. To people of his day space flight would have been the wildest of fantasies. Perhaps in those days it was enough to simply look at the stars and enjoy their beauty. But to a 21st century child space represents very real adventure, wonder and danger. Such a child is unlikely to understand this story which seems dated and perhaps even anti-intellectual.

P.S. Over the last five years I have shared my telescope with more than 50,000 people, most of them school children. In the October 2004 addition of Sky & Telescope magazine you will find an article I wrote about a starparty I conducted for a group of children living in a homeless shelter.

Show a child Saturn, or some other astronomical object, and he will pepper you with questions about its size, distance, age and composition. Most importantly he will ask how we were able to figure those things out. Answering his questions will not stifle his creativity or bore him. In fact it will do just the opposite.

Science has a beauty all its own and that beauty is often best recognized by children. To say otherwise is patronizing.

Average customer rating:

Not a baby to preschool book....

Amazing Space Facts (Look-Look)
Golden Books
Manufacturer: Golden Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

Solar System | Astronomy | Science | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0307118150
Release Date: 1990-02-01

Customer Reviews:

Not a baby to preschool book...........2002-10-18

This is a good book, but not for babies or preschool children like it is categorized here. There are a lot of facts, and it will simply bore most children if they don't have a very, very, very strong interest in this subject. My 4 and 5 year old daughters said it was "boring" and didn't want me to finish... however, I insisted we finish what we started... and they constantly looked around the room and even sat on their hands trying to sit still until we did. I even tried to ask a lot of questions and make it as interesting as I could... but truthfully this book would be better for children a little older than my own... or maybe a good book to read when your child is learning about this topic in school. Otherwise, I don't see how it will hold your child's interest... there are a lot of interesting facts, but not written to grab the attention of preschool and kindergarten students.

Astronomy - A Golden Exploring Earth Book

Average customer rating:

Astronomy - A Golden Exploring Earth Book
JENE LYON
Manufacturer: GOLDEN PRESS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MOKOU0

Astronomy;: Our sun and its neighbors (A golden exploring earth book)

Average customer rating:

Astronomy;: Our sun and its neighbors (A golden exploring earth book)
Jene Lyon
Manufacturer: Golden Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Astronomy | Astronomy | Science | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0006W3K3Q

Average customer rating:

Earth And Space
Golden Books
Manufacturer: Golden Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books

Exploring other worlds: From the New Golden book of astronomy (A Golden book)

Average customer rating:

Exploring other worlds: From the New Golden book of astronomy (A Golden book)
Rose Wyler
Manufacturer: Golden Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Average customer rating:

The Golden Book of Astronomy
Rose and Gerald Ames Wyler
Manufacturer: Golden Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000V8WB76

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books