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The Solution of the Pyramid Problem: Pyramid Discoveries With a New Theory as to Their Ancient Use (Classic Reprint)
The Solution of the Pyramid Problem Pyramid Discoveries With a New Theory as to Their Ancient Use - Classic Reprint Author:Robert Ballard THE SOLUTION OF THE PYRAMID PROBLEM. With the firm conviction that the Pyramids of Egypt were built and employed, among other purposes, for one special, main, and important purpose of the greatest utility and convenience, I find it necessary before I can establish the theory I advance, to endeavor to determine the proportions and measures of one... more » of the principal groups. I take that of Gizeh as being the one affording most data, and as being probably one of the most important group's. I shall first try to set forth the results of my investigations into the peculiarities of construction of the Gizeh Group, and afterwards show how the Pyramids were applied to the national work for which I believe they were designed. § i. THE GROUND PLAN OF THE GIZEH GROUP. I find that the Pyramid Cheops is situated on the acute angle of a right-angled triangle-sometimes called the Pythagorean, or Egyptian triangle-of which base, perpendicular, and hypotenuse are to each other as 3, 4, and 5. The
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CONTENTS; PACE; §i The Ground Plan of the G'izeh Group 9; Plan Ratios connected into Natural Numbers 13; §2 The Original Cubit Measure of the Gi'zeh Group 15; §5 The Exact Measure of the Bases of the Pyramids 19; §4 The Slopes, Ratios and Angles of the Three Principal; Pyramids of the Gi'zeh Group 20; §5 The Exact Dimensions of the Pyramids 23; §6 Geometrical Peculiarities of the Pyramids 28; §6a The Casing Stones of the Pyramids 32; §7 Peculiarities of the Triangles 3, 4, 5 and 20, 21, 29 35; §8 General Observations 38; §9 The Pyramids of Egypt the Theodolites of the Egyptian; Land Surveyors 41; §10 How the Pyramids were made use of 44; § 1 r Description of the ancient Portable Survey Instrument 51; Table to explain Figure 60 64; §12 Primary Triangles and their Satellites ;-or the Ancient System of Right-angled Trigonometry unfolded by a; Study of the Plan of the Pyramids of G'izeh 65; Table of some " Primary Triangles« less