Larry Hancock, The Pyramid Triangle and the Geometry Stone
„Geometry
has two great treasures: one is the theorem of Pythagoras, the
other is the division of a line into mean and extreme ratios, that is Φ, the Golden Mean. The first may be
compared to a measure of gold, the second to a precious jewel.” Johannes Kepler
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„Historically this unique geometric
proportion of two terms has been given the name 'Golden Proportion,' and is
designated by the 21st letter of the Greek Alphabet, phi (φ), although
it was known by cultures much older than the Greek.” (Lawlor,
Robert. Sacred Geometry: Philosophy and Practice. New York: Crossroad,
1982. p. 45.)
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Having previously
measured the walls from the observation platform, I had speculated that the
only ancient unit of measure that would fit
the existing dimensions was the
ancient Greek cubit equivalent to 1.52 feet. Though called the "Greek" cubit, it was one of
the units of measurement used in the Great
Pyramid of Gizah. John Michell says
that "Five is the number chiefly associated with the pyramid form, which has five faces and five corners, and if five
cubic inches of solid gold are modeled
into the shape of a miniature Great Pyramid, the height of that model proves to be the very interesting measure of
0.152064 ft., which is a tenth part of the Greek cubit (1.52064
ft.) the unit in terms of which the area of the Pyramid's side measured 100,000
square cubits." (Michell, New View Over Atlantis, pp.
150-151)
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The ancients
used many geometrical figures that had sides composed of whole numbers. The
best known of these is the 3:4:5 Pythagorean triangle which produces a
perfect right angle.
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Jay Hambridge says, "The first
geometrical discovery made by the Greeks, in fact the first general
law discovered by man, of which there is record, was that the angle in a
semi-circle is a right angle." And on the same page: "Another
great discovery, made later, was that a line dropped from the juncture of the
two legs of a right-angle triangle to meet the hypotenuse, was a mean proportional
between the two segments of the hypotenuse as cut by this dropped line."
(Hambridge, Jay. The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry. New York,
Dover, 1976. p. 59.)
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The
straight edge in the Elbow Stone is in line with the wall and measures 1.52
Feet, or 1 Greek
cubit. From a hole in the back of this stone to the
long stone in the sub-platform measures 100 Greek cubits. This is the hypotenuse of a golden triangle with a base of 78.65 cubits and a
height of 61.8 cubits, the Φ proportion.
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The evidence of sacred geometry
incorporated into the design, as well as the use of a common unit of
measurement known throughout the Mediterranean area, are just two more
links in the chain of evidence.