Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid: Including All the Most Important Discoveries Up To the Present Time (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Piazzi Smyth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440039488 ISBN 13: 9781440039485

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A monumental study of the Great Pyramid that blends science and history
This fourth, greatly enlarged edition collects the most important discoveries about the Great Pyramid up to its publication. It offers maps, plans, elevations, and detailed measurements to illuminate the structure’s design and meaning.

Author Piazzi Smyth applies practical surveying and astronomical techniques to reveal precise exterior and interior details. The work argues for a purposeful, mathematically grounded interpretation of the monument that goes beyond traditional Egyptology, presenting a view of the pyramid as a milestone in ancient science and prophetic purpose.

• Extensive diagrams and measured data that support the book’s claims about the pyramid’s layout and proportions


• Discussion of British and universal metrology as they relate to the great structure


• Historical context linking the pyramid to broader ancient and prophetic ideas


• Insights into the author’s fieldwork, instruments, and the process of measurement in Egypt

Ideal for readers who enjoy rigorous, data‑driven exploration of one of the world’s most famous monuments, and for those curious about the intersection of science, history, and belief.

About this title

Book Description

Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819-1900), Astronomer Royal for Scotland, was keenly interested in 'pyramidology': he was convinced that the Great Pyramid of Giza was built under divine guidance and contained scientific information. This 1864 work sets out his argument, based on the measurements he had made of the Pyramid.

About the Author

Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819-1900) was a Victorian antiquarian-astronomer. He was born in Naples, Italy, to Captain (later Admiral) William Henry Smyth and his wife Annarella. He was called Piazzi after his godfather, the Italian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi, whose acquaintance his father had made at Palermo when serving in the Mediterranean. In 1846 he was appointed Astronomer Royal for Scotland, based at the Calton Hill Observatory in Edinburgh, and professor of astronomy in the University of Edinburgh. Later, he wrote a popular account of a scientific voyage in Teneriffe, an astronomers Experiment. It was the first book ever illustrated by stereoscopic photographs ('photo-stereographs') and included 20 stereoviews of Teneriffe taken by the author using the wet collodion process. A stereoscope could be purchased which allowed the pictures to be viewed in 3-D without removing them from the book. In 1871 and 1872 Smyth investigated the spectra of the aurora, and zodiacal light. Smyth went on an expedition to Egypt to accurately measure every surface, dimension, and aspect of the Great Pyramid and subsequently published his book Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid in 1864. He died in 1900 and was buried at St. John's Church in the village of Sharow near Ripon. A small stone pyramid-shaped monument, topped by a Christian cross, marks his grave site.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1440039488
• ISBN 13: 9781440039485
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 748