WT writes:
Why does the heading above each set of figures say "Latitude" ?
Meridian is "Longitude" - no ?
Correct. Draw a line around the globe along a meridian and the longitude must remain constant. The various points along this line will have different latitudes.
WT writes:
I went back to Lindum's original post ( # 305) and he said/admitted that it is his claim vs Smyth - how do we determine who is correct ?
It’s not me vs Smyth, but rather me vs Smyth vs anyone who cares to examine the claim. How do you determine who is correct? Weigh the evidence? So far, Smyth’s only evidence is a map showing the approximate location of Egypt.
WT writes:
Then Lindum asks if Smyth supplies any "data" for this claim, presumably to mean data like his. The answer is no.
Sadly, this means Smyth’s claim is without evidence — a baseless assertion.
WT writes:
Way back in Re: REGARDING EVIDENCE (Message 451) I initiated falsification of Smyth's claim but nobody paid attention.
The site referenced simply restates Smyth’s assertions, and presents no evidence to support them.
WT writes:
The reason I did this was to demonstrate the value of a map showing
ones claim.
Take a look at the Smyth map on it’s own. What can you deduce from it? It shows the approximate location of something. Anything else? Take a look at any other point on that map and tell me what you can infer from it, and show how it constitutes evidence for you conclusion. Maps convey spatial information. They do not provide evidence concerning specific locations. Underlying data behind the map must be available to corroborate what the map is claimed to indicate.
WT writes:
Post 451 contains two links. The top link disagrees with Smyth and the bottom defends Smyth.
The top link, self admittedly is not definitive, but it does make a claim against Smyth.
The bottom link references all the continental land that Smyth's meridian passes through.
See above x2. Referencing the continental land through which Smyth’s meridian passes is all well and nice, but it doesn’t show the distances involved, which is the critical and necessary evidence required.
WT writes:
Lets not circulate about LLM - which source is correct - Lindum or Smyth ? What is your preponderance for Lindum ?
I’ve provided evidence that Smyth was wrong. Smyth has provided you with no evidence to counter this. My methodology, results and conclusion are there in black and white. There is enough information for anyone, so inclined, to repeat the measurements.
WT writes:
300+ miles to the west is not definitively the LLM.
No, but it is longer than the meridian of the Great Pyramid, which is all that is required to refute the claim.
WT writes:
Smyth's CLAIM is the GP resides in the center of land area and his map clearly evidences his claim.
See above regarding maps being evidence.
WT writes:
Smyth claims CENTER and by every map of the world the GP is in the center WHILE quartering the land surface approximately equidistantly.
Equidistantly? I suspect this is just a minor semantic error, if not then please elaborate. If you mean equal land area in addition to the LLM, then does subjectively eyeballing a map constitute evidence, or did Smyth supply evidentiary data to support this claim?