Is Pi = to 22/7 ?

[astr0144]

This relates to 2 X Pi being Perimeter of Base / Height.

if so....

Is Pi then  = to Perimeter of base / height X 2

Thanks to that link I now understand where you got your (wrong) "PI =  Perimeter of base of the Great Pyramid divided by it's height"

PI =  Perimeter of base of the Great Pyramid divided by it's height

Yes .. Stonehenge does look like it was a series of PI's in a circle when it was in its original form.

ETA:  Stonehenge is a circle of course.

[zorgon]

Thanks to that link I now understand where you got your (wrong) "PI =  Perimeter of base of the Great Pyramid divided by it's height".

yeah it's been awhile   I meant squaring the circle... Pi is in the Golden Ratio

Another Interesting Link Between PI the GOLDEN RATIO and FIBONACCI

[zorgon]

Golden Ratio in the Great Pyramid



Golden Ratio in the Parthanon



Golden Ratio in Pimander

[zorgon]

Here is one 'mainstreamer' that says we need to look at ALL the pyramids to base our conclusions on   not just the main one.

But then the main one is the important one  All the rest are later copies

I include him ONLY because of the 22/7 reference

Khufu's Pyramid does not "contain" Pi...

Numerous authors have made small fortunes out of "discovering" that the transcendental number pi is hidden in the Great Pyramid. This idea has arisen because of the observation that the ratio of opposite : adjacent, often used to determine slope angle, is 14 : 11. If the height of the Great Pyramid is 14 units, then half of one side is 11 units, then the periphery at the base must be 8 x 11 = 88. If you are into playing with figures, you might notice that 88 / 14 is the same as 2 x 22 / 7 and, as every schoolchild knows, 22 / 7 is a 20th century approximation for pi.

http://egypt.hitchins.net/the-pyramids/pyramid-myths/khufus-pyramid-does-not.html

How does he know they didn't approximate back in the days of the Greek Scholars too?

It also assumes that the great Pyramid was built by Khufu

[zorgon]

[Pimander]

You don't need chisels and mallets to do geometry, only a compass and a straightedge.

In fact you only need a rope.  A rope can be a straight line or be tied to something and used as a compass.









The sacred cord was a knotted rope held by a "priest".  The rope and knots could be used to create the angles and lay the ground plan for permanent and temporary "temples".... Archaeologists think every building they do not understand is a temple.

So geometry (remember I told you that the real masonic secrets were really geometric) is likely to have originated with the measurement of time (the seasons) and the invention of rope.

To measure the seasons all you need to do is hammer a post (or more permanently a very heavy stone ) and mark where the shadows are at sunset and sunrise with more posts (or stones ).  The posts at the extremes mark the Summer Solstice and Winter Solstices, Spring and Summer Equinox.  COmbine this information with the geometric measurements possibly using a sacred cord (rope) and you have early temple building.

The ultimate expressions of this knowledge can be seen in Egypt and the Gothic Cathedrals in Europe.  Most modern architecture pales in comparison.

Next we come to the knotted rope/cord and its symbolic association with the spinal cord (oooh, another coincidence word ) and some (ooooh) say the chakras!  Then there is rope and DNA.  But that is enough "secrets" for now.... Hahahaha...