MJ Thomas Wrote:
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> Hermione Wrote:
> > > The height is supposed to be 280
> >
> > ... and the side is supposed to be 440. But
> 440
> > divided by 280 doesn't equal 22/7; it's 11/7.
> To
> > get 22/7, you would have to divide the height
> by
> > the length of two of the sides ; and why on
> earth
> > would the AE (or anyone) do that to show that
> they
> > knew about pi? Or you could divide the
> height by
> > the length of four of the sides and get 44/7,
> or 2
> > x pi ... but why on earth would the AE (or
> anyone)
> > do that? As a method of letting on that,
> although
> > you haven't actually constructed any
> significant
> > circular architecture or made any
> recognizable
> > reference to the formula anywhere, you really
> did
> > know about pi all the time, the concept of
> using
> > the dimensions of a square and four triangles
> to
> > supposedly incorporate divisions or multiples
> of
> > the said formula is really a trifle clumsy,
> to say
> > the least ...
>
MJT:
> The point is that the height of the Pyramid
> (280rcs) is seen as the radius of a circle,
Who by?
and
> the perimeter of the Pyramid's base (1,760rcs) is
> seen as the circumference of that circle.
I've just discussed this concept here: [
www.hallofmaat.com] ... where an imaginary circle of 1,760 Rc is constructed around a square whose sides would have measured 396 RC ...
> Therefore it is quite correct to say that pi as 3
> 1/7 or 22/7 appears in the Pyramid's
> superstructure.
No: given the arguments I've already produced, I don't see the logic of this statement, so can't accept it.
> If the appearance of pi as 3 1/7 or 22/7 in the
> Pyramid's superstructure is intentional, then a
> reason for the height being seen as the radius of
> a circle becomes clear.
> 280rcs seen as a diameter instead of a radius
> would produce an impossibly steep and much smaller
> pyramid (280rcs rise to 110rcs run = 68.6
> degrees).
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