Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza being used as an astronomical observatory, 1891
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Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza being used as an astronomical observatory, 1891
Great Pyramid of Cheops at Giza being used as an astronomical observatory, 1891. Artists reconstruction illustrating Piazzi Smyths theory, showing ancient Egyptian priests making astronomical observations from a chamber within the Great Pyramid. British astronomer Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819-1900) travelled to Egypt in the 1860s to undertake measurements of the Great Pyramid. He believed that the dimensions of the pyramid had mystical significance, a theory that failed to gain widespread acceptance
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