The Solution of the Pyramid Problem; or, Pyramid Discoveries: With a New Theory as to their Ancient Use — John Shaqi
The Solution of the Pyramid Problem; or, Pyramid Discoveries: With a New Theory as to their Ancient UseBallard, Robert
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The Solution of the Pyramid Problem; or, Pyramid Discoveries: With a New Theory as to their Ancient Use
Ballard, Robert
Pyramids
Fig. 3. Cheops, Cephren, Mycerinus
_Figure 3_ represents the combination,--A being Cheops, F Cephren, and D
Mycerinus.
Lines DC, CA, and AD are to each other as 3, 4, and 5; and lines FB,
BA, and AF are to each other as 20, 21, and 29.
The line CB is to BA, as 8 to 7; the line FH is to DH, as 96 to 55; and
the line FB is to BC, as 5 to 6.
The Ratios of the first triangle multiplied by forty-five, of the second
multiplied by four, and the other three sets by twelve, one, and sixteen
respectively, produce the following connected lengths in natural numbers
for all the lines.
DC 135
CA 180
AD 225
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FB 80
BA 84
AF 116
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CB 96
BA 84
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FH 96
DH 55
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FB 80
BC 96
Figure 4 connects another pyramid of the group--it is the one to the
southward and eastward of Cheops.
In this connection, A Y Z A is a 3, 4, 5 triangle, and B Y Z O B is a
square.
Lines YA to CA are as 1 to 5
CY to YZ as 3 to 1
FO to ZO as 8 to 3
and DA to AZ as 15 to 4.
I may also point out on the same plan that calling the line FA radius,
and the lines BA and FB sine and co-sine, then is YA equal in length to
versed sine of angle AFB.
This connects the 20, 21, 29 triangle FAB with the 3, 4, 5 triangle AZY.
I have not sufficient data at my disposal to enable me to connect the
remaining eleven small pyramids to my satisfaction, and I consider the
four are sufficient for my purpose.
_Fig. 4._
_At level of_ _At level of_
_Own base_ _Cephren's base_
_Of these natural_ } _Cheops_ 56½ 52½
_numbers the bases_ } = _Cephren_ 52½ 52½
_of the pyramids are_} _Mycerinus_ 26¼ 27¼
_as follows._ }
I now establish the following list of measurements of the plan in
connected natural numbers. (_See Figure 4._)
Plan Ratios connected into Natural Numbers.
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