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The
sides of the pyramid are lined up almost exactly with the cardinal points
of the
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The
Great Pyramid functioned as an enormous sundial. Its shadow to the north,
and its reflected sunlight to the south, accurately marked the annual
dates of both the solstices and the equinoxes.
The
basic dimensions of the Great Pyramid incorporate measurements from which
the earth's size and shape can be calculated. The pyramid is a scale model of the hemisphere, incorporating the geographical degrees of latitude and longitude. The latitude and longitude lines that intersect at the Great Pyramid ( 30 degrees north and 31 degrees east ) cross more of the earth's land surface than any other lines, The
pyramid is located at the center of the land mass of the earth
The original perimeter of the pyramid equals exactly one-half minute of latitude at the equator, indicating that its builders measured the earth with extreme precision and recorded this information in the dimension of the structure. Altogether these measurements show that the builders knew the exact dimensions of the planet as precisely as they have been recently determined by satellite surveys. |
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The
foundation of the Great Pyramid is amazingly level. No corner of its base
is more than one-half inch higher or lower than the others. Considering
that the pyramid's base covers more than thirteen acres, this near-perfect
leveling far exceeds even the finest architectural standards of the present
day.
Measurements
show that the builders knew the precise spherical shape and size of the
earth and had accurately charted such complex astronomical events as the
precession of the equinoxes and the lunar standstill dates.The
minute discrepancies of the lengths of the base of the pyramid (several
inches over the 230 meter length of its base) reveal not an error on the
part of the builders but an ingenious means of incorporating into the
pyramid the "discrepancies" of the earth itself, in this case |
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Sacred Geometry The
Great Pyramid embodies an advanced knowledge of geometry, geodesy (the
science of earth measurement), and astronomy. It incorporates not only
the value of pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter,
but also the golden section, phi, found in the growth patterns of living
things. For example, the angle of slope of the Pyramid's outer casing
was 51.85 degrees, the tangent of which is equal to 4/pi, and the cosine
to the value of the golden section.
The Pyramid squares the circle: the perimeter of its square base is the same length as the circumference of a circle with a radius equal to its height. The Pyramidstands at the centre of the earth's land mass: the lines of latitude and longitude on which it lies pass through more land and less water than any others |
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It
represents the earth's northern hemisphere on a scale of 1:43,200: its
perimeter equals a half minute of latitude at the equator; the perimeter
of the corner sockets equals a half minute of equatorial longitude, or
1/43,200 of the earth's circumference; and its height, including the platform,
is 1/43,200 of the earth's polar radius.It is only since the carrying
out of satellite surveys from space in the 1970s that scientists have
obtained measurements of the earth as accurate as those contained in the
Pyramid. They also found that the form of the pyramid somehow mysteriously kept foods preserved without spoiling, sharpened dull razor blades, induced plants to germinate and grow more quickly, and hastened the healing of animals' wounds.
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