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Archæological Essays, Vol. 1

Note 256 — IS THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZEH A METROLOGICAL MONUMENT?

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Sir Isaac Newton says—"In the precise determination of the cubit of Memphis, I should choose to pitch upon the length of the chamber in the middle of the pyramid." Greaves gives this length 34·38 = 20 cubits of 20·628 inches.

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