After all, until
the busy and hectic twentieth century, the counting of minutes was somewhat
superfluous. Yet the Siddhanta-Ciromani subdivides the hour
until it arrives at the truti equivalent to 0.33750 of a second. Not only
are we unaware of why such a small measure of time was required in antiquity,
but we are also unable to explain what could have measured such timescales with
that degree of accuracy (33). According to the Pundit Kaniah Yogi of Ambattur, Madras, the
original time measurement of the Brahmins was sexagesimal. The day was divided
into 60 kala, each equal to 24 minutes, subdivided into 60 vikala, each
equivalent to 24 seconds. Then followed a further sixty fold subdivision of time
into para, tatpara, vitatpara, ima and finally kashta. The kashta was 1/300
millionth of a second! (Incidentally, 1/300 millionth of a second is close to
the life span of certain mesons and hyperons.) Who or what required the ancient
Hindus to be able to measure time with this degree of accuracy, and why?
Perhaps it is
the pyramids after all that provide the clue, for pyramids constructed after the
Great Pyramid itself (if it is accepted that it should be re-dated to an earlier
epoch) demonstrate an alarming fall in mankind's knowledge and ability. It is
difficult to understand how a people who constructed the structure on the Giza
plateau with its mathematical marvels, could soon after go on to construct a
failure such as the structure at Dahshur above; a pyramid that bent in on itself
in order to prevent collapse.
It would make more sense if rather than the Great Pyramid being built at the
beginning of time, it was built at the end of a former time, with the knowledge
of this former time becoming dissipated through the subsequent centuries. This
would also account for the 'fall-off' of scientific, medical and other knowledge
and achievements. These then are examples from the historical record suggesting a
former knowledge now lost. By themselves they present a powerful case, however
if legends of old are also sifted for information, a further delicious insight
into the world of ancient man can be discovered. And even if these stories are
purely fictitious, then they at least provide an insight into the creative and
inventive minds of our forefathers.
Such legends can be found in most civilisations. According to
those of the Greeks, Haephestus the Blacksmith of Olympus made two
golden statues that resembled living young women. They could move of their own
accord and hastened to the side of the lame god to aid him as he walked. If
nothing else, the story shows that the concept of automation was present in
ancient Greece (34). In China, the description of a mechanical man is contained in
the story of Emperor Tachouan. His empress found the statue so irresistible that
the jealous ruler of the Celestial Empire gave orders to the constructor to
break it up in spite of all the admiration that he himself had for the walking
robot.
The legendary Daedalus, father of Icarus, is reported to
have constructed human-like figures, which moved of their own accord. Plato, who
gave us the story of Atlantis, says that these robots were so active that they
had to be prevented from running away (35). Albertus Magnus (1206-1280), the Bishop of Regensburg
explained the Milky Way was a conglomeration of distant stars. He was later
canonised by the Catholic Church, and wrote extensively on chemistry,
mathematics and astronomy. He reported that over a period of twenty years he
constructed an android composed of "metals and unknown substances chosen
according to the stars (36)." The mechanical man apparently walked, spoke and
performed domestic chores ... and spoke. In fact it was reported to never shut up
to the point when Albertus' pupil, Thomas Aquinas, one day grabbed a hammer and
smashed the machine to pieces.
In classical times the Romans in Egypt described the singing statute
of Memnon )above) erected about 15OOBCE. Musical sounds were heard when the rays of the
rising sun illuminated its head. In AD 130 the Roman Emperor Hadrian
listened to this singing monument one morning and heard the
sounds three times.
Emperor Septimus Severus (AD 193-211) also heard
the chants. However an accident befell the statue and after repairs
the "music stopped" suggesting that something was damaged during the
restoration work (37). This statue can still be seen in Egypt today. The Phoenician Sanchuniathon (c. 1193BCE) and Philo Byblos
(AD 150) spoke of 'animated stones'.
The Christian historian Eusebius apparently carried one of these mysterious stones on his
chest. The stone reportedly answered questions in a small voice resembling a
'low whistling' (38). Arnobius (died c. AD 327), another Christian Father,
confessed that whenever he got hold of a 'speaking stone' he was always tempted
to ask a question of it. The answer would come back in a 'clear and sharp voice'
(39). The descriptions of these stones make them sound similar to communication
devices. The Bible mentions also 'teaphim' or images, figures or heads
that answered questions (40). Maimonides (1135-1204) in Les Regles des Moeurs
says that "the worshippers of the teraphim claimed that as the light of the
stars filled the carved statue, it was put en rapport with the
intelligences of those distant stars and planets who used the statue as an
instrument. It is in this manner that the teraphim taught people many useful
arts and sciences (41)."
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