Nowothnig appears to have been so blinded by his 'legendary' discovery that he did not include in his investigations either the survey tower, that had been demolished twenty years before his excavations, or the trig post, that would have been known to him from Pröhle's report.
Nowothnig tundus olevat oma 'legendaarsest' avastusest nii pimestatud, et tema uurimised ei sisaldanud ei vaatlustorni, mis oli lammutatud 20 aastat enne tema väljakaevamisi, ega trigonomeetrilist posti, millest ta oleks teada saanud Pröhle raportist.