Proctor, Richard A.: The Great Pyramid: observatory, tomb, and temple (New York, 1883)

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becomes sensible of their vast bulk and also of the
pure atmosphere through which they are viewed.'

In all the Egyptian pyramids, there is evidence
ot an astronomical plan. In the Great Pyramid we
find evidence that such a plan was carried out with

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Fig. 1. Plan of the Pyramids of Ghizeh.
x. Pyramid of Cheops, or Great Pyramid.

2. Pyramid of Chephrerij or second pyramid.

3. Pyramid of Mycerinus} or third pyramid.

4. Pyramid of Asychis, or fourth pyramid.

great skill, and with an attention to points of
detail which shows that, for some reason or other,
the edifice was required to be most carefully built
in a special astronomical position. It matters
little at this stage of the inquiry whether we sup-