Petrie, William M. Flinders: Researches on the great pyramid, or fresh connections, being a preliminary notice of some facts and a fuller statement (London, 1874)

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PASSAGES,

lml}er length.
3 Camber U^
8 Camber Unik

118 Total length of the first Ascending Passage

(including the 10 Unit portions of Waynman Dixon.)

119 Cylinder with length = passage breadth

and diameter = passage height
(i. e. that would just roll down the passages) j

120 Length of entrance passage, total,

121 Height of entrance above base

150 King's Chamber Units.

1 _

=r Coffer contents.

100 Double King's Chamber Units.
Iß .

's Chamber Cuit.

's Chamber Unît,

î's Chamber Unite.

Lg's Chamber Units.
Ld second cut off.

J + 12.
-50.

EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS OF THE PYRAMID.

122 Pyramid circuit zz 355 x •> 5 King's Chamber Units or

123 .'. 2 x Pyramid height or diameter of base circle = 113 X > \ King's Chamber breadth.

(113 : 355 being the most accurate simple expression of 1 : π within TpfYßjQQ '

124 Semicircle inscribed in Pyramid vertical section = Length of base side within base circle.

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126 The ratio of surfaces being 3 : 1013.

127 And probably the levels of the sockets refer to the mean level of each quarter.

128 Height of Pyramid pavement ■>

η j -, , [ above sea level = 125 (or 53) King's Chamber Units.

or oí mean terraqueous level ) J °

129 Height of Ark, or Summit of Ararat, above sea level =10000 (or 104) King's Chamber Units.

130 And the N.B. diagonal of the Pyramid, through the largest socket, points straight to Ararat.

125 Surface of corner sockets •} c Surface of habitable earth in their respective quarters, divided at
are proportional to J X Equator and Pyramid longitude.