biography
pronunciation:
[tom]
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| (1894–1985)
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| biography:
| British engineer and archaeo-astronomer, born in Scotland, UK. He studied at Glasgow University, returned as a lecturer (1922–39), and became professor of engineering science at Oxford University (1945–61). From 1934 he was engaged on a detailed study of stone circles, and published two major works, Megalithic Sites in Britain (1967) and Megalithic Lunar Observatories (1971). His discovery of the megalithic yard and the megalithic inch has not been universally accepted. |
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