New interpretation of the table of eclipses in Dresden Codex
Intercalated numbers as fractions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19582002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raúl Pérez-Enríquez (0000-0003-2544-6423, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 54-57 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Historical Archaeology & Anthropological Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2573-2897 • E-ISSN: 2573-2897 |
| Publisher | MedCrave Group Kft (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15406/jhaas.2023.08.00274 |
| OpenAlex | W4380083227 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
A review to the introductory pages of the Table of Eclipses of the Dresden Codex is made. In particular, the section of three intercalated Maya numbers in columns A, B, C, of page 52a and the list of thirteen 13’s (two bars and three points) present in column D of the same page are studied and interpreted as a way to construct the sequence of 69 eclipse prediction numbers for a total period of 11.958 days. Those intercalated numbers (red & Black) in the codex represent big numbers that are multiples of the 11.960-day period. In combination with the draconic month (as studied by Chinese culture (27,2122)), the sequence of 177, 178, 148 days, intervals can be reproduced. The consequent conclusion is that these intercalated numbers could represent numerical fractions
Arithmetic · Art · Astrophysics · Combinatorics · Database · Eclipse · Genealogy · Geometry · Linguistics · Physics · Chemistry · Computer Science · Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond · History · Latin American history and culture · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |