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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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KING'S CHAMBER AND COFFER.

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650

Numbers Employed.

3, 5, and 7,

with binary multiples of 3 and 5.

Unit Employed.

The Conic Radius,

or, Line from Apex to Ease Circle,

400

or, The Two Base Diagonals.

7Γ X 400

Referring to

Aectic Distance of Poles at Earth's Surface,

Examples of Number.
The ceiling .

0)

(2)
(3)
(4)

(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)*
(10)

(Π)
(12)

(13)

(14)

<15)*

(16)

(17)*

Bound the chamber, top course

4th course,

or 3 x 3

• •
23

3rd course,
2nd course,
lower course,

3 X
3 x
3 X

(5
5

Total wall stones .

The floor

The coffer standing

The floor (presumably).

Λ The floor and ceiling

Number of courses

Number of courses over door

Chambers over King's Chamber

or considering King's Chamber as a double chamber f

Chamber floor above base

3 X

'2

2)'

whole stones.

partial or whole stones.

stones.

stones.

stones.

stones.

stones.

or 100 stones.

stripes of stones.

stripes from the entrance,

stones.

10 stones.

Examples of Number, and Measure.

(18) Height of each course . Jx5t23

(19) Height of wall . . . . 3 X

(20) Height of wall projected to slope ) q x

of Pyramid casing . . J *"

(21) Surface of side of chamber . . 3 X

(22) Surface of end of chamber . . 3 X

(23) Surface of floor of chamber, 10,000 -r (3 X

(24) Contents of chamber .....

5 X .
5X5
5X5)
5X5X5

X 10 courses.

cubits ?
7Γ cubits ?

100 inches.

10, cubits.2 ) A

cubits.* (Approxi-
,., o mately.

cubits/ J J

X 10, cubits.3

t Erom floor to roof of King's Chamber being = about two average chamber spaces between the

worked roofs.

18
19
20
24

t. A.

A inches according to the theory of
the 7Γ series involving example 25.

.•. Height of each course, 47*0545
.•. Height of wall, 235*2727

.•. Height of wall, 235*2727

.•. Contents of chamber

Allowing for contraction of walls
at top, 1,250-6443.

0. A.

Theoretical
A inches.

46*8750
235-6194

235.9317

if 1250• cubic
I cubits.

0. B.

Theoretical
Brit. ins.

46-9219
235-855.1
236*1676

A. B.

Actual Brit, ins,

47-075 ± -020
235-37 ± -10

235-37 ± *10

Í 1250*0 ± *7 cubic
( cubits.

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t A and
θ A

Difference

203
1

679

1

356
1

1940
 
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