Jammer Wrote:
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> Hi Don,
>
> A forthright question; I will try and be as
> forthright answering.
>
> I find "secret knowledge entrusted only to the
> Priests" a bit of a reach, Don.
>
> Firstly any more advanced math in the nature of
> trigonometry would have been enormously helpful in
> calculating complex field areas, storage silos,
> etc. And since the Temples owned so much of the
> land, these same priests would have directly
> benefited from the application of advanced
> sciences. It's one thing to keep a secret because
> the "Illumaniti swore my Father to it", something
> else to be less wealthy than you already are by
> not using it.
>
> Secondly; the most educated class in Ancient Egypt
> was the Scribes. The Rulers, Burocracy, Priests
> and Builders relied upon their skills in writing
> and math to function. Had these "secrets" been
> available there should have been some record how
> the novice scribes were trained in the higher
> arts. Papyrus such as the Rhind.
> I think in this one instance absence of evidence
> can be taken as a strong hint at least, of
> evidence of absence.
>
> Anyone's thoughts here are welcome, this isn't
> closed between just two.
>
> Jammer
Hello Jammer,
When it comes to the level of mathematics achieved by the Pyramid Builders of, particularly, the 4th and early to mid 5th Dyns, I ask myself this:
Could these people have achieved what they did only using maths up to the levels we see in the Mathematical Papyri (Rhind [Ahmes], Moscow et al), and therefore without recourse to knowledge of irrational pi, Phi, Pythagorus, etc.?
I find the answer to be a resounding yes.
I am waiting for somebody to come up with unequivocal evidence of 4th into 5th Dyn Egyptian architecture that could not have been designed without maths skills beyond the Rhind papyrus, etc., and therefore without knowledge of irrational pi, Phi, Pythagorus, etc.
Regards,
MJ
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/28/2008 02:01PM by MJ Thomas.