Abraham MS#82, Venus.
Joint project begun in 1993. Rev. 1.0 dated 21 August 1994. This is rev. 2.1
of 1 February 1998.
The Canon of Lespugue
by
Ralph H. Abraham and William Irwin Thompson
Dedicated to Ernest G. McClain
Abstract: Linear measurements taken from the Venus of Lespugue,
a 25,000 year old sculpture, closely match the diatonic scale
of the Vedic Aryans, also known as the Dorian mode of the ancient Greeks.
Contents
- Introduction
- Archeomusicology
- The quadrivium
- The Hindu-Greek diatonic scale
- The Venus figurines
- Measurements of the Venus of Lespugue
- Conclusion
- References
- Figures