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Book Review» •\ *(EDITOR’S NOTE—This is the first in a series of book reviews prepared for the Scottsdale Daily Progress bymembers of the staff of the Scottsdale Public Library)*By HESTER B. SLOCUM Acting director (on leave)STONEHENGE DETCODED, by Gerald S. Hawkins, Doubleday, 1965, $5.95:A TV special introduced me to Gerald S. Hawkins and his discoveries about the design and use of the “gi-gantik pile” of stones on the Salisbury Plain. Anyone who saw that program, or who missed it, will be delighted with “Stonehenge Decoded.”Astronomer Hawkins was fascinated by the elaborate configuration of stones and holes which seemed to all observers before 1960 to serve the simple purpose of sighting midsummer sunrise. In Chapter 6, “First Thoughts,” Hawkins relates how his fascination lead through the myths, legends and speculations of the ages to the application of'machine re-sea r c h techniques whichburst into /hscovery that Stonehenge was created, byman, for a purpose.For the astronomer the*supporting evidence in tables, diagrams, and statistics for Hawkins’ discovery is exciting. For the sociologist the sophistication of the Stone-Age men who built Stone-’ henge Is enlightening. For the mystic the distillation of • legend is revealing.Hawkins’ discovery is an important link in the chain of history. “Stonehenge Decoded” is a book written for everyone interested in the moon (and who isn’t) or the sun,‘ or who has ever marveled at the achievements by pre-historic man.There is a waiting list for the book at Scottsdale Public Library, which means people will be talking about it.
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Scottsdale Progress
Scottsdale, Arizona, US
Sat, Sep 10, 1966
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