Gabb, Thomas: Finis pyramidis or Disquisitions concerning the antiquity and scientific end of the great pyramid of Giza, or ancient Memphis, in Egypt, and of the first standard of linear measure (Retford, 1806)

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diameter is now exactly known to be only ft.8, in.lO| of
English measure, about 7 inches less than the diameter
ft.9, in.ó;¿.

And though some years back I discovered the perfect
commensurability between the 220 feet in front and the
425 in length, as stated by Pliny, with 8 columns in front
and 15 in the side, as taught by Vitruvius, in that kind
of intercolumniation called systyle ; yet bewildered by
the impracticability of disposing even 1Q0 columns in a
diptere with only 15 on the side; and conceiving, as I
did then, this octastyle diptere could not be an hypethrqs
temple; struck also at so uncommon a size of diameter
as 9é feet, concluding, with others, the foot Pliny
used was the Roman Cossutian ; I could not possibly
make any other conclusion than of the dimensions,
at least, as to the length, being incorrect; from .the
impossibility of disposing eren the 100 columns, suggest-
ed by Mr. Windham instead of 127, in a diptere temple
with only one pronaos. After repeated essays, I found
the eustyle intercolumniation would best fall in with the
disposition of 100 columns, would perfectly conform to
the Grecian rule of giving, as nearly as possible, twice
the front line to the length to the finished temple, and
would require a somewhat less diameter. And as the
eustyle requires 16 columns on the side to quadrate with
the Grecian rule, instead of 15, as in other species of
intercolumns, the length 425 feet stated by Pliny would
thus be protracted to ft.442, in.2.4.

This plan ordained and disposed in 100 columns,
¿agreeably to Mr. Windham's and Faulkner's correction
Of Pliny's 127,* I sent to the Editor of the Gent. Maga-
zine

* Mr. Windham imagined ιοο columns was the meaning of
the passage in Pliny's work. And Mr. King in muniraenta antiq.
misunderstood Mr. Wùidham.