What does this mean ” corrected for grain losses by considering pi = 22/7” ?
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In RMP 35-38 and RMP 66, hekat division replaced a hekat by 320 ro. Ahmes' unit fraction shorthand notations is translated to modern arithmetic as follows:
1. 320 ro was multiplied by 3/10 = 96 ro (RMP 35)
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I don’t know what you are going on about, but a circle with a radius of 28 digits has a circumference of 176 digits. If you divide the 176 digits by 4 and arrange the four lengths into a square the sides of the square would be 44 digits long. Now take the 28, 176, and 44 then multiply by 10 and convert the digits into cubits, that is what we see at the GP.
By the way the 176 digit circumfer
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Anthony wrote:
Khufu's pyramid, in particular, does not demonstrate Pi, or even 22/7. It demonstrates 44/7, or 11/7. One must mangle the factors to get even a close approximation to Pi as 22/7.
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That is funny! They knew 2 times (pi = 22/7) and ½ of (pi = 22/7) but they did not know (pi = 22/7), good o
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>We have no written proof from Khufu's architects.
Yes that is the point! Without knowing the intent of Khufu can anyone say for sure what Khufu was thinking.
> OK: to begin with ... 1,760/280 = 6.2857 ... errrrmmmm ... no, that's not 22/7.
> 1,760/560, maybe ... but not 280.
Well yes! But 280 is the radius not the diameter of the circle so aren’t you just conf
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Lee Cooper wrote:
I cannot prove what I suggest, but I think the evidence is sufficient to argue that we are not yet able to say with finality what the AE knew, and when they knew it, in regard to diameter/circumference understandings. I should think it tactful to remain explorative on this one.
Best,
Lee Cooper
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Pistol Wrote:
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> Curious, of the various royal cubit rods recovered
> how many are the same length?
Hi Pistol
Here is your answer.
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Cubit Rods Х Richard Lepsius — after a few less important predecessors — and
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First it was 473.62 meters now it’s 470.4195 meters!
You should have quit while you were ahead because it’s getting worst.
Now it’s off by 486.8672 – 470.4195 = 16.4477 meters.
I guess with loose standards like that you can make just about anything fit.
It appears reality is knocking on your door, but no one is home.
RLH
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Sorry no! Not even close.
You have 473.62 meters as the distance between the centers of Khufu and Khafre pyramids. But the actual distance is 486.8672 meters so you are off by 13.2472 meters, or 43.4619423 feet, or 521.543307 inches, or 25.29308 cubits @ 20.62 inches per cubit.
Your O for one.
RLH
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Hi Graham
In view of the other use of 7 and its multiples in the pyramid construction I would tend to favour the 280 intended height.
Graham Chase
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I agree!
Petrie has a mean base length of 9068.8 inches so 9068.8 / 440c = 20.610909 inches per cubit.
20.610909 inches * 280c = 5771.0545 inches
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Anthony wrote
And as far as the rest of this "circles in the design" thread go, I will ask that somebody explain to me how 11/7 is related to Pi, without applying another number to the equation (namely, the number "2", to raise it to 22/7).
Anthony
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I hope everyone realizes you ca
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We agree!
You are spot on, variations in temp and material composition would affect cubit length. Also the thickness of the saw blade or the thickness of lines marked on what was being cut could all make a difference on what was produced.
I’ve done a lot of carpentry and no matter how many times I measured and remeasured the boards always came out a little longer or shorter then
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Sorry no!
There are many reasons for different length cubits, but the earth diameter is not one of them. There is no such thing as an exact diameter for the planet earth, polar or equatorial. The earth is covered with mountains and valleys, but even if it was all water covered there would still be high and low wave heights and the tides.
RLH
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Hi Pistol
Pistol wrote
Where as in the kings chamber he can prove the cubit used was 20.62 and the niche confirms in the queens chamber and grand gallery.
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You say the cubit was 20.62 inches and I do not necessarily disagree, but here is what Petrie wrote.
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Pistol wrote
the base dimension of G1 is 9069.48 inches (north and south sides...Petrie) using Petrie's royal cubit of 20.62" the base dimension equals 439.839 cubits. This is significant and the accurate way to view the evidence scientifically.
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Well no that is not the correct way to look
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The seven and eleven aspects of the GP are IMO blatantly obvious. You can also add to your drawing that the KC shafts would exit the GP at a height of 7+7*11 cubits above the base and the horizontal distance from exit to exit is 7+11*11 cubits.
Along with the (plus and times 11) there is also a (times 10) relationship. MJ Thomas pointed out that if we measure the vertical height of all 4
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Happy B-day Don!
I’m 57 today Feb. 5th 2010 so you got 3 yr and a day on me.
Here is one of my favorites.
RLH
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Clue? - 14 years ago
This photo from Smyth may hold a clue as to what happened in the ante-chamber!
It appears the missing section (upside down V shape) might have been caused by someone standing on top of the in place (now missing) granite blocks. To me it looks like they might of used a hammer and chisel to remove this section and gain access to the KC.
RLH
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Hi MJ
I think you also forgot that after leaving the well shaft they then, sealed the opening to the well shaft and placed what I would call a very large cover stone to hide the granite stones plugging the ascending passage.
Adding also that that cover stone was so well designed and placed that no one would even know it was there. This may have been the most difficult achievement in the ent
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Anthony wrote:
All very true, but this is "spell enticed" supernatural waters of the Primordial Chaos.
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Perhaps you missed this?
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MJ wrote:
Imagine that the King's Chamber and its two shafts are com
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Hello MJ
Now that my scrolling finger is tired and the wheel on my mouse needs lubing. (I do need to get to this forum more often) I will try to answer the question.
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MJ wrote
Imagine that the King's Chamber and its two shafts are completely watertight.
What would happen if a constant stream of
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Maybe the Ba and Akh should have had fins instead of wings?
RLH
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Hi Anthony
I have a few questions.
If the ante-chamber slabs were down closing up the KC then would the King be trapped only in the KC? If he lifted the slabs to journey into the GG and beyond, wouldn’t the magic water run out and he would loose his island?
RLH
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Hi Sirfiroth:
>Perhaps one of you more educated in the religious aspects of O. K. Egyptian
>culture could provide a better understanding of a purpose for G1.
I’m not one of the more educated but here is some of what J.H. Breasted had to say about the ka. It may help?
RLH
James Henry Breasted
On the walls of the temple of Luxor, where the birth of Amenhotep III was depic
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Hi Frank
1, 2 and 3 !
That reminds me of the black monolith in 2001 A Space Odyssey. They found it was 1 by 4 by 9, you know the squares of 1, 2 and 3. Now if someone finds the hieroglyphs for HAL and a code that says use the next letters in the alphabet to spell out IBM then we will know that something mysterious is going on!!!
RLH
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Warwick wrote:
the question was how math demanded that Granite lining be added
not how math was used to estimate how to do it.
Warwick
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I thought I answered that!
So what do you think the reason for using granite was?
RLH
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Well if the king wanted a chamber X by Y by Z and the walls are to be X by Y by Z thick then they needed to do the math and make a chamber X by Y by Z big enough for all to fit.
See how important math is?
I would think that even symbolically one could figure that out!
As for granite over limestone.
Well mathematically granite is more dense then limestone.
See how important math
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MJ wrote:
There might have been a very practical reason for this.
There can be any number of reasons for Khufu’s burial chamber (the King's Chamber) being high up inside the body of the Pyramid.
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Hi MJ
I believe there was a very good reason for Khufu to have his chambers high up in the pyrami
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>I can't recall ever eating a Pizza Hut pizza
So not only does it lead to ADD, but also amnesia!
RLH
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Funny!
I’ve heard eating too much Pizza Hut pizza (not saying it is true) could lead to Attention Deficit Disorder! However I’m sure that is not the case with you.
RLH
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Maybe it has something to do with sunburns?
RLH
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