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Not being standardized doesn't necessarily rule out being a measuring tool. They could've each been crafted for a specific purpose, but using the same technique
by sparkie 1y ago
Not being standardized doesn't necessarily rule out being a measuring tool. They could've each been crafted for a specific purpose, but using the same technique for measuring.
Would be nice if there were a database of precise measurements of those discovered so far. The paper suggesting they may have been a dioptron[1] has a small sample data, but not enough to make any conclusions.
[1]:https://arxiv.org/pdf/1206.0946 https://arxiv.org/pdf/1206.0946
- Pxtl 1y ago> Would be nice if there were a database of precise measurements of those discovered so far. I was thinking same. At least if we knew the side-lengths and radii of the circles (particularly the opposing circles) we could see if there are any consistent ratios.
- sparkie 1y agoInteresting observation from the Jublains one: (2’,6); (10.5,17) The ratio of these two holes: 1.619, or 0.617. Strikingly close to the golden ratio. It's ~0.05mm out.