<HTML>Anthony <sakovich@msn.com> writes:
[...]
>On what do you base your contention that the three pyramids HAD to be
>aligned to ANYTHING?
If you read what I actually wrote, you will find that I have <i>not</i>
contended that they had to be aligned on anything. (And if you believe
otherwise, please cite.) What you will find is that all I have contended
that, had the AEs <i>wished</i> to align the SE corners better than they
are aligned, they had the technical and technological ability to do so.
One thing that seems to be missing from the objections to my contention
is an understanding of just how easy it is to get good alignments over
long distances. And that, in conditions of good lighting and contrast,
the resolution of the human eye is approximately 1 arcminute. If I could
demonstrate to you the existence of more precise intentional alignments of greater distance over hillier terrain approximately contemporaneous with the building of the pyramids, would you be happier?
Your misunderstanding of my position suggests that I've not put my case
very well; let me try again:
* The SE corners of the pyramids are not perfectly aligned.
* The builders had the technological and technical ability to achieve a
significantly better alignment than that which exists.
* Therefore, the fact that they are not better aligned suggests that
the builders were not concerned with getting any intended alignment perfect, <i><b>if</b> indeed they were aiming at anything other than an
aesthetically pleasing arrangement that permitted clear and unobstructed
'views' to the N and S of each of the pyramids</i>.
My objections to the 'perfect 45 deg alignment' assertion is therefore
not a million cubits away from my objections to the OCT assertions.
In another message you wrote:
>Triangulating over undulating land is very much another.
I must have missed the post where someone suggested that they
<i>triangulated</i> the positions – can you please point me to it. (Or is it a generally accepted understanding that the AE surveyors used triangulation?)</HTML>