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Tomb of Ramesses IV

 Tomb of Ramesses IV The pharaoh Ramesses IV was buried in Tomb KV2, located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. The tombs of Ramesses II and VII are on either side. Ramesses died at the age of 27 in 1148 BC. He is connected to the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak. Coordinates 25.741530,32.602080 Description  The tomb is of similar design to others in that it has a corridor to the burial chamber with side rooms. It is thought to be about 75 metres long and declines about 10 metres from the entrance. Chamber E, as the antechamber, has stars painted on the ceiling. Chamber K is built with side rooms, and the burial chamber J has a vaulted ceiling with astrological patterns along with the sarcophagus. Coptic monks were said to have lived in the tomb, and in the 19th century, explorers like Jean-François Champollion had camped there. Earlier, Romans were said to have left what is considered as graffiti in the tomb. Measurements These are the tombs' measurements in metres, including the a...

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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