AS: "The Egyptians had no idea what a degree was, so they wouldn't know 26* from 27*... nor did they probably care. The average builder in the Old Kingdom likely would have lumped them both into a simple 2:1 rise over run, or seqed 3 1/2."



Our notorious opponent of exactitude has to be corrected yet again - the ratio is 1:2 which is sqd 14 (26.565 degs)

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