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Tomb of Ramesses II

Tomb of Ramesses II Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, was buried in Tomb KV7, located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. He was the son of Seti I and Tuya and reigned from 1279 to 1213 BCE. He constructed monuments at Abu Simbel, Abydos, Rame sseum, L uxor, a nd Karnak. Coordinates 25.740776,32.601625 Description Current measurements divide the tomb into three levels: level 1, the entrance corridor; level 2, the pillared chamber; and level 3, the burial chamber and rooms. 3D mapping of the tomb enables measurements to be taken. Measurements Entrance corridor; 22.90m by 2.61m /44 by 5 cubits Floor area: 220 sq cubits Opening in corridor 8.35m by 8.35m by 3.7m Floor area: 70 sq m² Volume: 259m³/1795 cubit³ Room off corridor 7.85×8.48×3.10 m Floor area: 66.50 sq m Volume: 206.4 m³/1442.5 cubit³ Room off corridor (2) 5.38×3.30×2.63 m Floor area: 46.7 sq m Volume 46.7 m³/326.4 cubit³ End of corridor 6.3×5.72×2.82 Floor area: 36 sq m Volume: 101.6 m³/7...

Mulfra Quoit

Mulfra Quoit











Mulfra Quoit stands on Mulfra Hill to the north of the hamlet of Mulfra, Penzance, Cornwall. It is considered similar to the Chûn Quoit monument, which is located about five kilometres away.

Coordinates
50.163352,-5.569343


Description
The monument is made up of three supporting stones and one much larger capstone.
Although it appears as if the capstone has fallen, it is possible it was built this way. As a building used as a gnomon or winter solstice marker, it is angled lengthwise at 40° toward the northeast and 50° toward the northwest as a gnomon.


Analysis
Mulfra Quoit as a gnomon at 50° would suggest a celestial object, but its gnomon is quite large. The angle off the surface could be suggested as 45°.
It is also possible that it marks a date and rather than being used as a gnomon, it was used so that light would illuminate an inner surface. The date would be when light aligned to reach the inner surface.

When applying the angles to the surface, the following would apply:
Its gnomon entrance would track at 67.5° toward the north or 67.5° + 23.5°, which is 91°.

Although this seems like it aligns with the star Polaris in the constellation Ursa Minor, a building date in the 3rd millennium BCE should be considered. This would give it a 7° tilt. A possible star would then be Epsilon Ursae Minoris.
82° 02′ 14.1233
82.037256°

82.037256 - 89 = 6.962
6.962 ÷ 1.55 = 4.492
4.492 x 1000 = 4492.092
4492.092 - 1985 = 2507 BCE



Conclusion
It has been shown in other articles that the planet currently tilts at 23.256° according to the latest measurements, although 23.5° is also commonly used. It also has a 7.155° tilt to the Sun's equator. If a gnomon were to track an object, it would vary by about 7.155° and trace a looped path. However, this has been shown not to be the case, and the object would instead be measured at variable times throughout the year or align once during its 20° tilt.

If the monument was built recently, as if from land clearing, then it aligns with Polaris. A more likely alignment would be with Epsilon Ursae Minoris in 2507 BCE.
It is also quite wide, so it could be considered centered on the constellation.


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