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APPENDIX.
113
Feet. Indies.
East and west ...
1 o
10
y
Height to commencement of roof
14
9
Extreme height of roof
20
3
Recess in eastern side.
Width at the bottom
5
1
TT 1 a.
Height ....
15
3
Depth to the forced passage
3
5
From the western side of the chamber to the centre
of the Pyramid -
7
0
from the southern side of the chamber to the centre
of the Pyramid -
2
10
From the base of the Pyramid to the floor of the
chamber ....
67
4
Well
If ell.
Depth of perpendicular shaft
26
1
Thence to grotto ...
32
5
From grotto to the bottom ...
133
0
Total depth ...
191
6
Square ....
2
4
Height of top of the rock from base of Pyramid
22
0
Note.—As the mouth of the well has been forced
through the masonry, Mr. Perring supposes
that it was not part of the original design, but,
if the upper inclined passage was filled with
solid masonry, it was the only way by which
the workmen could go out after they had closed
up the passage from the upper end of it.
The platform on the top of the Pyramid is about
thirty-three feet square; above this are four
or five stones belonging to the upper layers.
Acres. Roods. Poles.
Former extent of base - 13 1 22
Present extent of base - 12 3 3
Supposing the rock to average eight feet over the
extent of base, and deducting the space occu-
pied by chambers and passages, the original
quantity of masonry would be - 89,028,000 cubic feet.
The present quantity of masonry would
be 82,111,000 do.
Or, - - - 6,848,000 tons.
6,316,000 do.
The space occupied by chambers and passages
being only 56,000 cubic feet, or -j-jV^ of the
whole mass.
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113
Feet. Indies.
East and west ...
1 o
10
y
Height to commencement of roof
14
9
Extreme height of roof
20
3
Recess in eastern side.
Width at the bottom
5
1
TT 1 a.
Height ....
15
3
Depth to the forced passage
3
5
From the western side of the chamber to the centre
of the Pyramid -
7
0
from the southern side of the chamber to the centre
of the Pyramid -
2
10
From the base of the Pyramid to the floor of the
chamber ....
67
4
Well
If ell.
Depth of perpendicular shaft
26
1
Thence to grotto ...
32
5
From grotto to the bottom ...
133
0
Total depth ...
191
6
Square ....
2
4
Height of top of the rock from base of Pyramid
22
0
Note.—As the mouth of the well has been forced
through the masonry, Mr. Perring supposes
that it was not part of the original design, but,
if the upper inclined passage was filled with
solid masonry, it was the only way by which
the workmen could go out after they had closed
up the passage from the upper end of it.
The platform on the top of the Pyramid is about
thirty-three feet square; above this are four
or five stones belonging to the upper layers.
Acres. Roods. Poles.
Former extent of base - 13 1 22
Present extent of base - 12 3 3
Supposing the rock to average eight feet over the
extent of base, and deducting the space occu-
pied by chambers and passages, the original
quantity of masonry would be - 89,028,000 cubic feet.
The present quantity of masonry would
be 82,111,000 do.
Or, - - - 6,848,000 tons.
6,316,000 do.
The space occupied by chambers and passages
being only 56,000 cubic feet, or -j-jV^ of the
whole mass.
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