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> They noted that for Mercury, the synod period is 117 days, which, when multiplied by seven, equals 819 So for Mercury the multiplier is 1/7. Doesn't look ver
by avodonosov 3y ago
> They noted that for Mercury, the synod period is 117 days, which, when multiplied by seven, equals 819
So for Mercury the multiplier is 1/7. Doesn't look very convenient.
It would be more natural to use 117 as the magic number.
Of course, convinience depends on their arithmetics. Looking from our decimal system perspective could be misleading.
I was thinking maybe smaller divider can produce meaningless results with some multipliers (e.g. 117 *5 predicts nothing, no planet has this period). While every multiple of 819 predicts something. But I doubt that's the case.
The authors of the hypothesis shоuld address these questions.
- dmbche 3y agoYeah it's a bit flimsy it seems, without seeing the paper - thanks!
- alberth 3y agoMaybe the Mayans didn’t know of Mercury existence. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun in our Solar System. Because it is so close to the Sun, it is only observable in the early morning, just before sunrise, or at dusk. https://www.farmersalmanac.com/visible-planets-guide#:~:text=Mercury,before%20sunrise%2C%20or%20at%20dusk https://www.farmersalmanac.com/visible-planets-guide#:~:text....