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1 Golden Ratio in The Great Pyramids Aaron Tuia

2 Egypt Egyptians were the first civilization to use mathematics in art.
They incorporated the Golden Ratio in the design of the Great Pyramids.

3 If you were to take a cross section of the Great Pyramids you would get a right triangle, known as “The Egyptian Triangle”. The right triangle is important because it Contains the Golden Ratios.

4 Herodotus Herodotus was known as “The Father of History”. He was the first person to write about the Great Pyramids in 440 B.C. He once wrote, “The Pyramids , already ancient, were built of highly polished stones joined with great exactness.”

5 The Great Pyramids had a lot to do with mathematics.
The stones that were used to build the pyramid had almost exact right triangles on all six sides. Each stone was polished down to 1/100ths of an inch.

6 Interesting facts The pyramids were placed to reflect the architecture of heaven.

7 Continued… The pyramids were built in the lifetime of a single king, and were to help him be immortal. They were made mostly in 4th dynasty of the old kingdom, about 2800 B.C. The Great Pyramids had a swivel door entrances at one time.

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10 Sources http://www.crystalinks.com/gpstats.html
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