John S. Rinehart Manuscript
Scope and Contents
Draft manuscript of John S. Rinehart's final work, Lunar Influence on Geophysics and Archaeology:Studies of Long Period Lunar Cycles, which he completed writing shortly before his death in 1999. This book, which has not been published, is described by Rinehart in the Preface: Almost all of my previous published writings have been nonspeculative, scientific expositions based on good hard facts. This book...also contains a great deal of sheer speculation. I visited the Konso region in Ethiopia in January 1994 where I discovered their use of an 18 year-long generation-grading system.... Primarily to satisfy my curiosity about a probable relationship among the Konso generation-grading system, the astronomical alignments found in the structures left by ancient people, and my own research on the influence of the moon on geophysical events, I felt compelled to develop a personally satisfying scenario regarding cause and effect relationships.
Dates
- 1994-2001
Creator
- Rinehart, John S., 1915-1999 (Person)
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Biographical Note
Kirksville, Missouri, native John Sargent Rinehart (1915-1999) earned his BS in Education and AB in Physics from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College (now Truman State University), then went on to Cal Tech and State University of Iowa for his MS and PhD, both in Physics. During his long and distinguished career, Rinehart taught Physics and Mining Engineering and was a research physicist for several government agencies, including the Sandia National Labs and US Coast and Geodetic Survey (now NOAA). He continued to do consulting work after his retirement in 1973 and was affiliated with New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology at the time of his death. Rinehart was the author of numerous books and scientific papers.
Extent
0.1 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is organized into a single series - Lunar Influence on Geophysics and Archaeology: Studies of Long Period Lunar Cycles, 1994-2001.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
John S. Rinehart's wife, Marion Sladky Rinehart, prepared and donated a spiral bound photocopy of the 246-page typed draft to Pickler Memorial Library in 2001.
Processing Information
This manuscript is in its original order.
Creator
- Rinehart, John S., 1915-1999 (Person)
- Title
- John S. Rinehart Manuscript, 1994-2001
- Subtitle
- Lunar Influence on Geophysics and Archaeology: Studies of Long Period Lunar Cycles
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Cheryl Musch.
- Date
- 2000
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository