Robin Heath
Encyclopedia
Robin F. Heath is a British
historian
, astronomer
, archaeoastronomer
, astro-archaeologist and author
.
and is now an Honorary Research Fellow
within the Department of Archaeology
and Anthropology
at the University of Wales
, Lampeter
. His early career was in electronics
as a research and development engineer
from where he moved to become lecturer then senior lecturer in Mathematics
and Engineering
for 15 years. He eventually became Head of Department at Coleg Ceredigion
. He has also taught a module in sacred geography at Bath Spa University College and teaches astronomy
at Oxford University Faculty of Astrological Studies summer school. He left secure, pensionable work to become an author and researcher in 1990.
He has a "Faculty of Astrological Studies Intermediate Diploma" and was the editor of the "International Astrological Association Journal" from 1995-1998, writing numerous articles for the astrological press. Heath has been a consultant for several television
documentaries and worked on a series called "The Love Test"; 16 half hour televeision programs where advising couples on matters of the heart. He was also consultant for the "Ouroboros Research and Education Trust". Heath founded "Megalithic Tours" and runs his own website "Sky and Landscape" to promote a wider interest in neolithic
and bronze age
culture, running weekend site instruction in archaeoastronomy. He is now an active researcher and internationally published author about subjects of ancient science
, prehistoric geometry, archaeoastronomy
and megalithic culture of Europe
. He is well known and widely respected on the UK lecture circuit at less formal venues.
He has written nine books on archaeoastronomy and architecture
of prehistoric sites, including the best selling "Sun Moon & Stonehenge
: Proof of High Culture in Ancient Britain", "Alexander Thom
: Cracking the Stone Age Code" and "The Measure of Albion
" with John Michell
. He has also linked the megalithic yard
to another ancient unit of measurement called the Drusian step.
United Kingdom
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historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
, archaeoastronomer
Archaeoastronomy
Archaeoastronomy is the study of how people in the past "have understood the phenomena in the sky how they used phenomena in the sky and what role the sky played in their cultures." Clive Ruggles argues it is misleading to consider archaeoastronomy to be the study of ancient astronomy, as modern...
, astro-archaeologist and author
Author
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.
Biography
Heath graduated with a degree in ScienceScience
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and is now an Honorary Research Fellow
Research fellow
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within the Department of Archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
and Anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
at the University of Wales
University of Wales
The University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was...
, Lampeter
Lampeter
Lampeter is a town in Ceredigion, South West Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Teifi and the Afon Dulas.-Demographics:At the 2001 National Census, the population was 2894. Lampeter is therefore the smallest university town in both Wales and the United Kingdom...
. His early career was in electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
as a research and development engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
from where he moved to become lecturer then senior lecturer in Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
for 15 years. He eventually became Head of Department at Coleg Ceredigion
Coleg Ceredigion
Coleg Ceredigion is a bilingual further education college in Ceredigion. It has two campuses in the two largest towns in Ceredigion, namely Aberystwyth and Cardigan The college's principal is Jacqui Weatherburn...
. He has also taught a module in sacred geography at Bath Spa University College and teaches astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
at Oxford University Faculty of Astrological Studies summer school. He left secure, pensionable work to become an author and researcher in 1990.
He has a "Faculty of Astrological Studies Intermediate Diploma" and was the editor of the "International Astrological Association Journal" from 1995-1998, writing numerous articles for the astrological press. Heath has been a consultant for several television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
documentaries and worked on a series called "The Love Test"; 16 half hour televeision programs where advising couples on matters of the heart. He was also consultant for the "Ouroboros Research and Education Trust". Heath founded "Megalithic Tours" and runs his own website "Sky and Landscape" to promote a wider interest in neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
and bronze age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
culture, running weekend site instruction in archaeoastronomy. He is now an active researcher and internationally published author about subjects of ancient science
Ancient science
It may also refer to:*Pseudoscience*Ancient religion*History of science in Classical Antiquity...
, prehistoric geometry, archaeoastronomy
Archaeoastronomy
Archaeoastronomy is the study of how people in the past "have understood the phenomena in the sky how they used phenomena in the sky and what role the sky played in their cultures." Clive Ruggles argues it is misleading to consider archaeoastronomy to be the study of ancient astronomy, as modern...
and megalithic culture of Europe
Europe
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. He is well known and widely respected on the UK lecture circuit at less formal venues.
He has written nine books on archaeoastronomy and architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
of prehistoric sites, including the best selling "Sun Moon & Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about west of Amesbury and north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of a circular setting of large standing stones set within earthworks...
: Proof of High Culture in Ancient Britain", "Alexander Thom
Alexander Thom
Alexander "Sandy" Thom was a Scottish engineer most famous for his theory of the Megalithic yard, categorization of stone circles and his studies of Stonehenge and other archaeological sites.- Life and work :...
: Cracking the Stone Age Code" and "The Measure of Albion
Albion
Albion is the oldest known name of the island of Great Britain. Today, it is still sometimes used poetically to refer to the island or England in particular. It is also the basis of the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland, Alba...
" with John Michell
John Michell
John Michell was an English natural philosopher and geologist whose work spanned a wide range of subjects from astronomy to geology, optics, and gravitation. He was both a theorist and an experimenter....
. He has also linked the megalithic yard
Megalithic Yard
A Megalithic Yard is a unit of measurement, about , that some researchers believe was used in the construction of megalithic structures. The proposal was made by Alexander Thom as a result of his surveys of 600 megalithic sites in England, Scotland, Wales and Britanny...
to another ancient unit of measurement called the Drusian step.
Selected bibliography
- A key to Stonehenge: a holistic look at the relationships between Stonehenge and the sun, moon and earth, together with the geographic siting of the monument, Bluestone Press, 1995 - 93 pages
- Sun, moon & Stonehenge: high culture in ancient Britain, Bluestone Press, 1998 - Science - 239 pages
- Stone Circles:A Beginner's Guide, Hodder & Stoughton, 1999 - 96 pages
- (with John Michell) The Measure of Albion, Bluestone Press, 1999 - 144 pages
- Alexander Thom: Cracking the Stone Age Code, Bluestone Press, 2003 - 256 pages
- Stonehenge, Text Publishing Company, 2004 - 64 pages
- Sun, Moon and Earth, Wooden Books, 2006 - 58 pages
- (with John Michell) The Lost Science of Measuring the Earth: Discovering the Sacred Geometry of the Ancients, Adventures Unlimited Press, 2006 - 143 pages
External Links
- Alexander Thom: Cracking the stone age code - secrets of the circle builders by Robin Heath, Press Pack
- The astronomy and astrology of the solar hero myth by Robin Heath
- Synchronicity of the Earth’s Rotation with the Moon’s Orbital Cycles and Solar Year by Richard Heath and Robin Heath
- Prehistoric land surveying by Robin Heath
- Megaliths and their locations in the landscape by Robin Heath
- An investigation into the Astronomical Significance of Llech y Drybedd, Moylgrove, Pembrokeshire by Robin Heath
- The Sky and Landscape - Robin Heath's website
- astro-archaeology.org profile of Robin Heath
- goodreads.com - profile of Robin Heath
- Robin Heath - Summer Lectures
- Robin Heath on the Honorary Advisory Consultant Group to the RGCSA