Book · 1977 · Knowledge, Sociology of
Hamlet's mill
An Essay on Myth and the Frame of Time
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It was that book Hamlet's Mill just as much as my first experience in front of to the Great Pyramid that led me to begin asking questions about the narrative of our past.
Graham Hancock · The Joe Rogan Experience · Nov 2022 Listen at 1:12:10 What they say about it
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There's very solid scholarly backing for this in a book I've mentioned to you before, which is called Hamlet's Mill by Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend.
Graham Hancock The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 2024 They wrote an immense book in the 1960s called Hamlet's Mill.
Graham Hancock Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 2024 A very important academic study published in the 1960s, a book called Hamlet's Mill by Giorgio de Santillana, Professor of the History of Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Graham Hancock The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Jun 2026 And they published this um astonishing groundbreaking book called Hamlet's Mill um and Hamlet's Mill uh is about the ancient recognition of procession.
Graham Hancock Modern Wisdom · Oct 2024 Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend in an amazing piece of work called Hamlet's Mill strongly dispute that.
Graham Hancock The Joe Rogan Experience · Apr 2024 This is an extraordinary but opaque book called Hamlet's Mill by Georgio Dan santiana and herto Von deant who were historians of science at MIT which is about as respectable as credentials can be.
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Hamlet's mill by Giorgio De Santillana and Hertha von Dechend is a scholarly history of science book that explores how ancient myths encode astronomical knowledge, specifically the precession of the equinoxes. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Graham Hancock repeatedly recommended the work, citing it as solid scholarly backing for ancient astronomical traditions and noting that it played a foundational role in inspiring him to question conventional historical narratives. Hancock also discussed the book on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, where he emphasized the author's background as an MIT professor to support arguments regarding ancient mathematical and precessional numbers embedded in worldwide mythology. Similarly, Ben van Kerkwyk joined The Joe Rogan Experience to analyze the material, pointing out how the tome collects evidence of sacred geometry and ancient numeral systems that reappear across distinct early cultures. Across these podcast episodes, commentators treated the publication as a crucial, authoritative reference for reconsidering the sophistication of prehistoric civilizations and the hidden scientific meanings behind ancient folklore.
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Graham Hancock and and uh there's very solid scholarly backing for this in in a book I've mentioned to you before which is… 8
“A very important academic study published in the 1960s, a book called Hamlet's Mill by Giorgio de Santillana, Professor of the History of Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and head of the foundation Professor of history of science.”
“And I mentioned at the beginning of our discussion the book by the great historian of science, Giorgio de Santillana, professor of the history of science at MIT.”
“and they published this um astonishing groundbreaking book called Hamlet's Mill um and Hamlet's Mill uh is about the ancient recognition of procession”
“and and uh there's very solid scholarly backing for this in in a book I've mentioned to you before which is called Hamlet's Mill by Georgio de santiana and he of vesan Georgia was professor of History of Science at MIT”
“And there's very solid scholarly backing for this in a book I've mentioned to you before, which is called Hamlet's Mill by Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend.”
“They wrote an immense book in the 1960s called 'Hamlet's Mill'.”
“But these guys, Giorgio de Santillana and Hertha von Dechend in an amazing piece of work called 'Hamlet's Mill' strongly dispute that. And they suggest that we're looking at an extremely ancient knowledge of precession, a worldwide heritage of a lost civilization to which all subsequent civilizations in all parts of the globe, forgetful of the source of the precious”
“and in fact it was that book Hamlet's Mill just as much as my first experience in front of to the Great Pyramid that led me to begin asking questions about The Narrative of our past”
Ben van Kerkwyk what's what's in the book Hamlet's Mill that that essentially shows you that this a lot of the sacred geome… 2
“what's what's in the book Hamlet's Mill that that essentially shows you that this a lot of the sacred geometry which is it's like a numeral system”
“these numbers show up again and again as as was shown by by Hamlet's Mill, this book that that basically this tome that that put that information together”
John Anthony West this is an extraordinary but opaque book called Hamlet's Mill by Georgio Dan santiana and herto Von deant w… 1
“this is an extraordinary but opaque book called Hamlet's Mill by Georgio Dan santiana and herto Von deant who were historians of science at MIT which is about as respectable as credentials can be”
