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May 2, 2024, 9:50 am UTC    
May 06, 2008 01:05PM
Clive Wrote:
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> Graham:

> When setting a foundation you must confirm it
> square by diagonal measure or you may end up with
> a trapezoid or parallelogram-shaped base.

Hello Clive,

What makes you think that in the case of Khufu's pyramid its builders didn't simply cut wide channels through the rock outcrop from corner to corner at surrounding ground level and then take the necessary sightings and measurements?
When you consider the amount of work involved in the preparation of the foundations of Khafre's pyramid, there's no doubt that Khufu's builders would have had no qualms about cutting through the outcrop of rock.


> The alternate method is drawing an “external”
> right-angle triangle along the full length of the
> structure.
> If the base is 440 units long (G2) then you “make”
> the hypotenuse (440+1) unit in length and then you
> “make” the short side equal to the sqrt of (440
> +(440+1))…or a number when added to itself an
> equal number of times to produce the 881 value…the
> number is 29+17/15ths. You now have a 440-unit
> side; a hypotenuse of 441 and where the short side
> of 29+17/15th intersect with the hypotenuse is the
> formation of your right angle triangle.


Well, the maths works, I'll give you that.

Now, what is your evidence that the pyramid builders might have used such a method?

Can you point to clear evidence that the AEs knew and utilized what we call Pythagoras's Theorem?


Assuming that the intent was for it to be a right-angle, the accuracy of the north-west corner at 89:59:58 (after Cole, 1925) is quite extraordinary.
However, the remaining three corners are noticably less accurate in terms of an intended right-angle.
Have you any suggestions as to why this is?

MJ

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