The Solution of the Pyramid Problem; or, Pyramid Discoveries / With a New Theory as to their Ancient Use
With the respectful compliments of the author.
Address,
Mr. R. BALLARD,
Malvern,
ENGLAND.
OF THE
OR,
PYRAMID DISCOVERIES.
WITH A NEW THEORY AS TO THEIR ANCIENT USE.
ROBERT BALLARD,
M. INST. C.E., ENGLAND; M. AMER, SOC. C.E. CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN RAILWAY DIVISION OF THE COLONY OF QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA.
NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY & SONS. 1882
Robert Ballard
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PYRAMID PROBLEM
NOTE.
CONTENTS.
LIST OF WORKS CONSULTED.
THE SOLUTION OF THE PYRAMID PROBLEM.
§ 1. THE GROUND PLAN OF THE GIZEH GROUP.
Plan Ratios connected into Natural Numbers.
§ 2. THE ORIGINAL CUBIT MEASURE OF THE GIZEH GROUP.
§ 3. THE EXACT MEASURE OF THE BASES OF THE PYRAMIDS.
§ 4. THE SLOPES, RATIOS, AND ANGLES OF THE THREE PRINCIPAL PYRAMIDS OF THE GIZEH GROUP.
§ 5. THE EXACT DIMENSIONS OF THE PYRAMIDS.
§ 6. GEOMETRICAL PECULIARITIES OF THE PYRAMIDS.
§ 6A. THE CASING STONES OF THE PYRAMIDS.
§ 7. PECULIARITIES OF THE TRIANGLES 3, 4, 5, AND 20, 21, 29.
§ 8. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
§ 9. THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT, THE THEODOLITES OF THE EGYPTIAN LAND SURVEYORS.
§ 10. HOW THE PYRAMIDS WERE MADE USE OF.
§ 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 GIZEH.
Table of Some Primary Triangles and their Satellites.
§ 13. THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE PYRAMIDS INDICATED BY THE PLAN.
§ 14. A SIMPLE INSTRUMENT FOR LAYING OFF "PRIMARY TRIANGLES."
§ 15. PRIMARY TRIANGULATION.
§ 16. THE PENTANGLE OR FIVE POINTED STAR THE GEOMETRIC SYMBOL OF THE GREAT PYRAMID.
Table Showing the Comparative Measures of Lines.
§ 17. THE MANNER IN WHICH THE SLOPE RATIOS OF THE PYRAMIDS WERE ARRIVED AT.