[Mike Darancette]

In year 1178 A.D., as related by Clube and Napier in their book The Cosmic Serpent, a strange event was observed to affect the Moon, which may be explained by a large impact on the hidden face, originating the Giordano Bruno crater.

In your "Dark Ages" post of yesterday it was suggested that there is a periodicity of 700-900 years to events that effect civilizations. Supposing that there was such an event at about 540 AD there seems to be no event following that time.

I submit that the Moon may have saved the Earth from an impact on or shortly after 1178 AD.

[blam]

"In your "Dark Ages" post of yesterday it was suggested that there is a periodicity of 700-900 years to events that effect civilizations. Supposing that there was such an event at about 540 AD there seems to be no event following that time."

Yup. Baillie mentions this in his book, Exodus To Arthur. I'll look through it later tonight and if I find anything I think you'd be interested, I'll post it here tomorrow.

We may have moved enough to be out of the 'comet tail?' that was producing the periodicity?

[blam]

"In your "Dark Ages" post of yesterday it was suggested that there is a periodicity of 700-900 years to events that effect civilizations."

In his book Exodus To Arthur, Baillie was looking for a 470-80 year cycle, not 700 year like I thought.