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The Great Pyramid of Khufu has been a popular subject of speculation for centuries. How was it constructed? Who built it? How old is it? What is the significance of its dimensions, its shape, its orientation with respect to the other Pyramids at Giza? What was its purpose? These topics and others are discussed in…
It was John Taylor who first proposed the idea that the number π might have been intentionally incorporated into the design of the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza. He discovered that if one divides the perimeter of the Pyramid by its height, one obtains a close approximation to 2π. He compared this to the…