Civilization One: The World Is Not as You Thought It Was

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Summary: Invented History.
Review: Although it is true that peoples had contacts through trade, and therefore the sharing of ideas, however megalithic structures on Malta most likely are not connected to the British Isles and vice versa(http://sociologyesoscience.com/index.html). Instead Christopher Knight and Alan Butler create a new myth: "Like the British Isles and Brittany, Malta and Israel have Megalithic structures scattered across them and the Old Testament gives detailed evidence of how the Canaanite rituals were adopted for king-making. The memory of these prehistoric secrets was transmitted by the remnants of the Order of the Knights Templar who took their rituals to Scotland at the beginning of the 14th century."

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Summary: A concise unifying theory of of the fabric of civilization.
Review: I have made the journey from the Hiram Key, through the Book of Hiram and now Civilization One. They are all interconnected but not in the way that I had thought them to be. If I had to choose only one to remember, it would be C.O. because it provides some solution as to how we begin our quest for true knowledge of who we are and the origin of our culture. It provides a unifying theory of our civil developement but does not yet reveal the origins of our culture. I am fully expecting more to come from the authors and suspect I will not be disappointed. The book is all 'stuff' and no 'fluff' and is presented in such a way that anyone with basic math skills can follow it adequately to understand the conclusions. It is an easy read but still left me with an urge for more info. Although the music is nice and interesting, I would have been satisfied just knowing about it, since hearing it does nothing to confirm or deny the other data presented. Congratulations to both authors, and I wish them courage to withstand the abuse that will no doubt come from the main body of scientific research. And Chris, I agree with your summation in Appendix 7.
Harvey L. Gaspar MD
[e-mail] Tulsa Oklahoma, USA

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Summary: Not up to the Standard of his Masonic Work
Review: I have read all Christopher Knight's work on Freemasonry and greatly enjoyed it. I approached this hoping for more of the same but was greatly disappointed.
It seems to be a move away from his early interest in Masonry into something which seems to be far more influenced by astrology than science.
If you are a fan of his Masonic writing expecting new insights into Freemasonry then this book is not for you.

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Summary: I love it
Review: I just love this book. It throws all the old ideas up in the air. Anything that shakes the cosy trashcan of history this much has to be good. Its well written and well argued.
The case these guys make can't be swept under carpet, so lets see some of these so called experts deal with the evidence in Civilization One.


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Summary: Amazing
Review: I love this book and many others that Christopher Knight has written. The ideas put forth by him add a few more pieces to the puzzle of ancient history and science. It's too bad that someone expecting the book to be about something else was compelled to rate it so badly. Not to mention someone else rating it so badly due to the fact that something else is written in the old testament. Don't just read this book hoping to find an argument; read it to gain another viewpoint and some knowledge.

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Summary: A real breakthrough in understanding our past
Review: I'm only three-quarters through this book but it is fantastic - and its all good science. Despite what one very ill-informed reviewer said, Venus is the perfect solution for the Megalithic Yard reproduction because it is a disc! Watching trailing edge to trailing edge works beautifully as a timing mechanism.
These guys have just fitted the biggest jigsaw together and the picture it produces is simply breath-taking.

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Summary: Book of the Century
Review: I've just read this book twice. There are no words that can convey the stupefaction, amazement and wonderment that this book caused in me. I'll try to, however, but the truth is far beyond. Fantastically brilliant! What Alan Butler and Christopher Knight have done is a powerful achievement. It is by far the best book I have ever read and I would be surprised if there will ever be one that could surpass it. I am quite convinced there won't be any, because what they did is incredible enough.
The demonstration is brilliant and touches the sublime. Even better than Butler's `The Bronze Age Computer Disc', published 5 years ago.
Easy to read, easy verifiable calculations, the origin of geometry imposes itself as an evidence which is doubly startling: first, everything is integrated within a system which, incredibly, is thousands of years old; second, the book unambiguously shows that the very laws of our part of the universe are very hard to explain without a `Great Architect'.... unless anyone has a better explanation?? The two authors just show the existence of some 'Great Underlying Principle.' Both of these facts are breathtaking.
For the numbers 366, 10 and 40 are just omnipresent in calendars, time, planet dimensions, units of length and weights!
The subtitle of the book is not exaggerated: this book shows that the world is not as you thought it was, and it will change your life forever!

Sylvain Nicoulaud, author of 'Les Lignes d'Or' (to be published in May 2005)

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Summary: World-changing and brilliant!
Review: This book is a real world-changer. It is exciting to read and the facts are beyond dispute. I am on my third reading right now and I would recommend this book to everyone. Some of the reviews on this site must be from people who have not read the book - such as someone who rambles on about Knight and Butler having invented some connection between ancient peoples. This is not what the book is about at all! They stick to testable facts that I for one have checked out.
I'm still getting over the impact this book has had on me -read it and make up your own mind.

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Summary: The Experimental Evidence doesn't add Up
Review: Venus is not a star it is a planet. As such it has a disc and it takes a good few secs to occult a post, whereas a star, being a point source occults (dissappears or reappears) instantly.
This book builds a case for a super accurate measurement system which can not be repeated in the way the authors suggest.
I found Robin Heath's and John Michell's book The Measure of Albion , recently published in England a far better explanation of ancient measurent systems.