cladking Wrote:
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> MJ Thomas Wrote:
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> > Cladking writes, '...the Great Pyramid
> constitutes
> > pretty convincing evidence of more math
> skills
> > than mere arithmetic in itself.'
> >
> > Surely this could be said about any man-made
> > building?
> >
> > MJ
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> It can be said of any complicated building.
>
> Some large buildings are really pretty simple.
> Even the most of other pyramids are probably
> simple enough to have not needed more than
> arithmetic.
Hello Cladking,
It is a basic fact that all of Ancient Egypt's pyramids could have been planned using only simple arithmetic and basic linear geometry; consequently, Khufu's pyramid (G1, if preferred) is only 'complex' when people today choose to make it so.
Do you agree with this?
Or do you hold that there is something in the planning and or dimensions of Khufu's pyramid (or G1) that required a knowledge of maths beyond simple arithmetic and basic linear geometry?
If the latter, then what specifically, in terms of level of maths employed in its planning, sets this particular pyramid apart from its companions?
Regards,
MJ