Re: You are cataloguers,not astronomers


can some sane mind tell me what this babble is about.





Llanzlan Klazmon wrote:
> geraldkelleher@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote in news:1115128151.686491.185970
> @f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:
>
> > "But such information will probably be of little use or interest to
the
> > archaeologist unless it serves to amplify some historical or
cultural
> > detail. An astronomer may not understand why his information fails
to
> > produce excitement because he does not fully grasp that archaeology
is
> > a social science. Few astronomers have the training to completely
> > understand that distinction. The astronomer will generally fail to
> > consider how little value an isolated astronomical fact may have to
an
> > archaeologist in the absence of a cultural context. The different
> > languages of astronomy (a "hard" science) and archaeology (a social
> > science) foster a lack of attention on the part of the Egyptology
> > community for ideas presented by astronomers."
>
> What on Mars are you babbling about?
>
> Klazmon
>
> >
> ><SNIP>

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