November 17, 2020 10:08AM
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There is a detail in Gantenbrink's report that can be regarded as confirmation that the angles of the KC shafts were calculated by him, and not measured.
He writes about the QC shafts:
1) QCN: «Based on
14 measurements made over a distance of 17 meters, the shaft's angle of ascent fluctuates between 33.3° and 40.1°.»
2) QCS: «[…] the shaft inclines at an average angle of 39.6078°, which we determined by taking
24 measurements over a distance of 28 meters.»
While for the KC shafts, there are no mentions about numerous measurements:
1) KCN: «[…] from Block No. 6 on, the shaft continues in the usual form. The angle between this point and the point of the shaft's outlet on the flank of the pyramid
(we measured both points) is 32.60°. From this point on, the shaft seems to ascend at a constant angle.»
2) KCS: «At the beginning of Block No. 2 the shaft inclines at an angle of 39.20° (manually measured). […] At Block No. 3 the shaft inclines more sharply, reaching an angle of 50.54° (manually measured) […] From this point, all the way to the outlet on the pyramid's flank
(we measured both points), the shaft maintains an angle of 45°. So, despite the extreme fluctuations in the initial section, the shaft seem to proceed with great exactitude and constancy.»
But for both KC shafts there is a clarification: «we measured both points».
In my opinion, the description that Gantenbrink uses («The angle between this point and the point of the shaft's outlet on the flank of the pyramid (we measured both points)») clearly indicates that in both cases the angles were calculated from the known positions of two points, and not measured.
Alex.
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