I have posted my partial model of the base dimensions of the Pyramid of Niches at El Tajin in Mexico frequently enough, because in many ways it serves as a very good example, and it is quite remarkable that we have anything like it with there being so seemingly few reliable data sets for ancientContinue reading “Return to the Pyramid of Niches”
Tag Archives: Pyramids
Shopping for a Pyramid
I’ve run into a strange question, and it seems like the proceedings might make for a good opportunity for me to refine a description of the incorporation of data into architecture. I was looking at a particular equation and it occurred to me that many people might not easily grasp the logic of it, whichContinue reading “Shopping for a Pyramid”
About the El Castillo Pyramid at Chichen Itza
It continues to bother me that there seems to be an unsolved mystery about the El Castillo pyramid at Chichen Itza, which is how many steps did it originally have and how many steps does it have now? A few years ago when I returned to this work, I predicated a great deal of myContinue reading “About the El Castillo Pyramid at Chichen Itza”
A “New” “2 Pi Root”, the Pyramid of Meidum, and Ancient Geodesy Part 1
Ancient Geodesy I almost hesitate to leap from metrology to geodesy (Wikipedia: geodesy, also named geodetics, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth) – I have enough unbelievable things to tell people about the mathematical prowess of ancient people as it is. Even some of the most open-minded people seem to struggle toContinue reading “A “New” “2 Pi Root”, the Pyramid of Meidum, and Ancient Geodesy Part 1″
Luke Piwalker 