Tapio Markkanen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1113467 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tapio Markkanen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tapio |
| FAMILY NAME | Markkanen |
| SIGNATURE | MARKKANEN T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Evidence of Periodicity in Ancient Egyptian Calendars of Lucky and Unlucky Days
This article presents an experiment in time series analysis, specifically the Rayleigh Test, applied to the ancient Egyptian calendars of lucky and unlucky days recorded in papyri P. Cairo 86637, P. BM 10474 and P. Sallier IV. The Rayleigh Test is used to determine whether the lucky and unlucky days are distributed randomly within the year, or whether they exhibit periodicity. The results of the analysis show beyond doubt that some of the lucky d…
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Evidence of Periodicity in Ancient Egyptian Calendars of Lucky and Unlucky Days
This article presents an experiment in time series analysis, specifically the Rayleigh Test, applied to the ancient Egyptian calendars of lucky and unlucky days recorded in papyri P. Cairo 86637, P. BM 10474 and P. Sallier IV. The Rayleigh Test is used to determine whether the lucky and unlucky days are distributed randomly within the year, or whether they exhibit periodicity. The results of the analysis show beyond doubt that some of the lucky d…
Aesthetics (1 work) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (1 work) · Ancient history (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Astronomy (1 work) · Classics (1 work) · Geology (1 work) · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies (1 work) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (1 work) · History (1 work)