CONTENTS.
Robert Ballard
PAGE
§1.
The Ground Plan of the GÏzeh Group
9
Plan Ratios connected into Natural Numbers
13
§2.
The Original Cubit Measure of the GÏzeh Group
15
§3.
The Exact Measure of the Bases of the Pyramids
19
§4.
The Slopes, Ratios and Angles of the Three Principal Pyramids of the GÏzeh Group
20
§5.
The Exact Dimensions of the Pyramids
23
§6.
Geometrical Peculiarities of the Pyramids
28
§6
A.
The Casing Stones of the Pyramids
32
§7.
Peculiarities of the Triangles 3, 4, 5 and 20, 21, 29
35
§8.
General Observations
38
§9.
The Pyramids of Egypt the Theodolites of the Egyptian Land Surveyors
41
§10.
How the Pyramids were made use of
44
§11.
Description of the ancient Portable Survey Instrument
51
Table to explain Figure 60
64
§12.
Primary Triangles and their Satellites;—or the Ancient System of Right-angled Trigonometry unfolded by a Study of the Plan of the Pyramids of GÏzeh
64
Table of some "Primary Triangles" and their Satellites
74
§13.
The Size and Shape of the Pyramids indicated by the Plan
77
§14.
A Simple Instrument for laying off "Primary Triangles"
79
§14
a.
General Observations
80
§15.
Primary Triangulation
82
§16.
The Pentangle or Five-pointed Star the Geometric Symbol of the Great Pyramid
91
Table showing the comparative Measures of Lines
96
§17.
The manner in which the Slope Ratios of the Pyramids were arrived at
104
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