Note 854 — Chapter I
W. (William) Falconer translation
We have reason to be surprised that Strabo, who had seen the pyramids, has said so little concerning them. Herodotus and Diodorus Siculus enter into more particulars, and in general are more exact. Some idea of the immense labour required may be obtained from considerations such as follow:—
The base and height being given, we find for the solid contents—
cubic yards.
1. of the great pyramid 2,864,000
2. of Chephren 2,056,000
3. of Mycerinus 211,000
So that if a wall of (three metres) about 9-1/4 feet in height, and a foot in thickness, were built with the materials of these pyramids, we should have a wall—
miles.
1. from the great pyramid in length 1626
2. from Chephren or Cheops 1167
3. from Mycerinus 117
The stones, therefore, of the three pyramids would form such a wall 2910 miles in length, or one sufficient to reach from Alexandreia to the coast of Guinea. Letronne.