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A Possible Solution of the Number Series on Pages 51 to 58 of the Dresden Codex

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By Carl E. Guthe
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This work presents an analysis of a numerical series found in the Dresden Codex, a significant Maya manuscript. The series spans pages 51 to 58 and is believed to relate to lunar cycles, covering a total of 11,960 days. The author details the structure of the series, which includes upper and lower numbers, day glyphs, and their corresponding values. The analysis highlights mathematical relationships within the series, including the identification of errors and irregularities in the manuscript. The findings suggest a sophisticated understanding of lunar synodical periods by the Maya, with precise correlations between the recorded numbers and astronomical phenomena.

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Title: A Possible Solution of the Number Series on Pages 51 to 58 of the Dresden Codex

Author: Carl E. Guthe

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Language: English

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Please see Transcriber’s notes at the end of this document.

PAPERS
OF THE
PEABODY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY
AND ETHNOLOGY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Vol. VI.—No. 2

A POSSIBLE SOLUTION OF THE NUMBER SERIES ON PAGES 51 TO 58 OF THE DRESDEN CODEX

BY

CARL E. GUTHE

Cambridge, Mass.
Published by the Museum
1921


NOTE

The solution set forth in this paper formed a part of a thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, taken in Anthropology at Harvard University.

Thanks are due Dr. A. M. Tozzer of Harvard University, and Mr. S. G. Morley of The Carnegie Institution of Washington, for the interest they have taken in my work and the valuable aid they have given. I must thank especially Professor R. W. Willson of the Astronomical Department of Harvard for the inestimable help and unfailing patience he has contributed to my work. There are many statements throughout this paper which are the direct result of his teachings.

I wish also to thank Mr. Charles P. Bowditch, without whose inspiration and aid this work would not have been accomplished.

Carl E. Guthe

Andover, Massachusetts
July, 1919