Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid (Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge)

Smyth, Charles Piazzi

ISBN 10: 1108044417 / ISBN 13: 9781108044417

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2012

In. Seller Inventory # ria9781108044417_new

Synopsis:

Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819–1900) was appointed to the post of Astronomer Royal for Scotland and Regius Professor of Astronomy at Edinburgh University in 1846. He was respected for his practical work, and his Teneriffe, an Astronomer's Experiment (1858) is also reissued in this series. However, this book, first published in 1864, is testimony to the author's interest in 'pyramidology', and although it was so popular in his own lifetime that it was reprinted five times, his eccentric interpretation of the data he had collected by measuring all aspects of the Great Pyramid of Giza damaged his scientific reputation. Smyth was convinced that the British measurement standard of an inch as a basic unit of length was associated with the sacred cubit of the Bible. This measure was supposedly incorporated in the Pyramid, which he claimed was built under divine guidance by the Ancient Israelites, and enshrined scientific information.

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid (...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New