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... Pyramid of Cheops . Its various Measurements . Content equal the Semi - circumference of Earth . Cube of Side of Base equal Distance of Moon . - Number of Steps . En- trance . Content of cased Pyramid equal Distance of Moon . King's ...
... Pyramid of Cheops . Its various Measurements . Content equal the Semi - circumference of Earth . Cube of Side of Base equal Distance of Moon . - Number of Steps . En- trance . Content of cased Pyramid equal Distance of Moon . King's ...
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... Pyramid of Cephrenes . - - - 5 -- Content equal to Circumference , Cube equal to Distance of Moon . The Quadrangle ... Cheops equal to Cir- cumference equal to 2 Degrees , and is the Reciprocal of the Pyramid of Cheops . - The Pyramid of ...
... Pyramid of Cephrenes . - - - 5 -- Content equal to Circumference , Cube equal to Distance of Moon . The Quadrangle ... Cheops equal to Cir- cumference equal to 2 Degrees , and is the Reciprocal of the Pyramid of Cheops . - The Pyramid of ...
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... Pyramid of Cheops given by the French writers . The sides of the hyperbolic series of rectangled parallelo- grams formed within the square IM ( fig . 40. ) have their sides 1 , 2 , 3 , & c . , along the axis LM parallel and equal to the ...
... Pyramid of Cheops given by the French writers . The sides of the hyperbolic series of rectangled parallelo- grams formed within the square IM ( fig . 40. ) have their sides 1 , 2 , 3 , & c . , along the axis LM parallel and equal to the ...
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... pyramid of Cheops is occupied by chambers and passages , while all the rest is solid masonry . Fig . 49. illustrates the velocity a body to the centre of force . 1 D2 in the descent of a The apices of the pyramid and obelisk are both in ...
... pyramid of Cheops is occupied by chambers and passages , while all the rest is solid masonry . Fig . 49. illustrates the velocity a body to the centre of force . 1 D2 in the descent of a The apices of the pyramid and obelisk are both in ...
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... of the Druids ; next the priests themselves ; their gods and their altars subsisted in peaceful obscurity until the final destruction of paganism . 217 PART IV . PYRAMID OF CHEOPS . - - 216 THE LOST SOLAR SYSTEM DISCOVERED .
... of the Druids ; next the priests themselves ; their gods and their altars subsisted in peaceful obscurity until the final destruction of paganism . 217 PART IV . PYRAMID OF CHEOPS . - - 216 THE LOST SOLAR SYSTEM DISCOVERED .
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ancient axis axis x ordinate breadth centre circumference circumference of circle circumscribing cone corresponding Cube of 20 Cube of circumference Cube of height cube of side Cube of twice cubes of unity cubic cubits curve Cylinder descent diameter of base diameter of orbit difference distance described distance of Belus distance of Mercury distance of moon double the cube Egypt Egyptian erected external pyramid height to apex Heliopolis Hence Herodotus hyperbolic solid hypothenuse inches inclined side length less measure metres miles monuments Mycerinus obeliscal area obeliscal series obelisk ordinate ordinate² orgyes Osiris Pachacamac parabolic area platform plethrons pyramid of Cephrenes pyramid of Cheops radius rectangled parallelograms represent Saturn says sectional axes semi-diameters series of rectangled series of squares side of base stade stones supposed temple teocalli terraces tower of Belus triangle units Uranus velocity ordinate whole worship دو وو
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