{"product_id":"2940012367259","title":"Stonehenge A Temple Restord To The British Druids","description":"Stonehenge, A Temple Restor'd to the British Druids\u003cbr\u003eby William Stukeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Like Lockyer's Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered, William Stukeley's 1740 study of Stonehenge stands out among the huge number of books on the subject. Stukeley was a pioneer preservationist. He lamented the callous treatment of the majestic ruins both by tourists and landholders. He coined the term 'trilithon' for the doorway-like arrangement of three stones, now common in the literature about megalithic architecture. Stukeley was one of the first to make accurate drawings of the site.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStukeley's Stonehenge was intended to be the first volume in a comprehensive study of universal history, which he never completed. He believed a pure form of Christianity was the original religion of mankind, which had been subverted by idolatry, and finally restored by Jesus. . They became the progenitors of the Celts, founded the Druid religion and built the mysterious standing stones..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is remarkable that two centuries later Lockyer also propounded a theory that Stonehenge was built by immigrants from the Near East. Also of note is Stukeley's discovery of vast linear features in the vicinity of Stonehenge. This of course anticipated Watkins' ley lines. He points out one case where these lines have Roman roads constructed over them, indicating that they could not be Roman in origin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe arrived at this date by assuming that the builders had a knowledge of the compass, and by extrapolating variations in magnetic north, which he incorrectly assumed occillated in a regular pattern (today we know that the magnetic North pole moves somewhat at random). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor additional information on publishing your books on iPhone and iPad please visit www.AppsPublisher.com","brand":"Apps Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073392886000,"sku":"2940012367259","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012367259_p0.jpg?v=1763568082","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012367259","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}