Dr. Troglodyte Wrote:
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> Dated circa 1150 B.C., the original access to the
> mortuary temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu on
> the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt is through a
> fortified gatehouse portal. This entrance
> structure, known as a ’migdol’ [in
> Hebrew, ‘migdal’ meaning tower, from the
> biblical ‘Migdol’] is modeled after
> Asiatic/Syrian fortresses witnessed by the
> Egyptian expansion-expeditionary campaigns into
> Retenu [ancient Egyptian name for Canaan/Syria].
>
> The art and architecture of Ancient Egypt is
> replete with evidence of an understanding and use
> of geometric principles that are still in use by
> designers today. Not to be confused with
> ’measure’, but emphasizing the
> ’specifics of geometry’ to achieve
> ’balance, truth, ma’at’. These
> tenets were not braggadociously displayed but
> concealed by the mathematical architectural
> priests as emblematic elements of the natural
> order, a respective recognition of the
> ’sacred arts’. One such subtle
> salutation was evidently reflected in the Eastern
> High Gate of the temple. The large rectilinear
> portals were deftly proportioned to represent
> certain geometric relationships, in this instance,
> apparently the square root of three.
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>Original Image Credit:
> Jon Bodsworth DetailModified
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> It is noted that in situ measurements would be
> required to verify the exact dimensions and
> proportions of this opening; some images of the
> Eastern High Gate suggest the proportions of the
> portal are nearer those of the golden
> section.
>
>
>
> Dr. Troglodyte
So in your first post the gateways
Height is marked the square root of 3.
The sq root = 1.73205
Double it = 3.4641 the side of a cube with a volume equal to that of the coffer 41.5692 cubic imperial feet.
As shown before X by 2,200,000 to find volume of Pyramid.
91,452,282.64 cubic feet.
Use 480 feet for hgt of our and find base of pyramid.
Base = 756.0269615 feet.
Thanks Dr T dont know why I had not seen that before.
Diagonal then 1069.183582 should be 1069.2 and 972 Indus/Saxon feet.
Jim
I can see reversing it won't give 3 exactly but pretty close 3.000061
Mod Edit: Split Post retitled from “Ancient Egyptian Geometry” to “The sq root = 1.73205 & Cubic Feet" and repair broken code/Dr. Troglodyte
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>
>
>
> Dated circa 1150 B.C., the original access to the
> mortuary temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu on
> the West Bank of Luxor in Egypt is through a
> fortified gatehouse portal. This entrance
> structure, known as a ’migdol’ [in
> Hebrew, ‘migdal’ meaning tower, from the
> biblical ‘Migdol’] is modeled after
> Asiatic/Syrian fortresses witnessed by the
> Egyptian expansion-expeditionary campaigns into
> Retenu [ancient Egyptian name for Canaan/Syria].
>
> The art and architecture of Ancient Egypt is
> replete with evidence of an understanding and use
> of geometric principles that are still in use by
> designers today. Not to be confused with
> ’measure’, but emphasizing the
> ’specifics of geometry’ to achieve
> ’balance, truth, ma’at’. These
> tenets were not braggadociously displayed but
> concealed by the mathematical architectural
> priests as emblematic elements of the natural
> order, a respective recognition of the
> ’sacred arts’. One such subtle
> salutation was evidently reflected in the Eastern
> High Gate of the temple. The large rectilinear
> portals were deftly proportioned to represent
> certain geometric relationships, in this instance,
> apparently the square root of three.
>
>
>
>
>
> Jon Bodsworth DetailModified
>
> It is noted that in situ measurements would be
> required to verify the exact dimensions and
> proportions of this opening; some images of the
> Eastern High Gate suggest the proportions of the
> portal are nearer those of the golden
> section.
>
>
>
> Dr. Troglodyte
So in your first post the gateways
Height is marked the square root of 3.
The sq root = 1.73205
Double it = 3.4641 the side of a cube with a volume equal to that of the coffer 41.5692 cubic imperial feet.
As shown before X by 2,200,000 to find volume of Pyramid.
91,452,282.64 cubic feet.
Use 480 feet for hgt of our and find base of pyramid.
Base = 756.0269615 feet.
Thanks Dr T dont know why I had not seen that before.
Diagonal then 1069.183582 should be 1069.2 and 972 Indus/Saxon feet.
Jim
I can see reversing it won't give 3 exactly but pretty close 3.000061
Mod Edit: Split Post retitled from “Ancient Egyptian Geometry” to “The sq root = 1.73205 & Cubic Feet" and repair broken code/Dr. Troglodyte