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Plotting the pyramids

Nature
DOI: 10.1038/35042648
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Abstract

There is no evidence in ancient texts that Egyptians used astronomical knowledge in building the pyramids. But analysis of the night sky in 2500 BC could help explain how the pyramid builders knew the direction of true north.

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Gingerich, O. (2000, November 16). Plotting the pyramids. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/35042648

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