... passageways. With their amazing engineering capabilities, the Egyptians attempted to protect the sacred chambers inside with immense granite slabs that would seal the entryway after the chamber was occupied. The design of the ziggurat is not considered to be nearly as complex as that of the pyramids. The ziggurats were temples built atop ascending rectangular tiers of fired clay bricks and ... rubble. The earliest ziggurats were only slightly elevated above their surroundings. The later versions are estimated to have risen to well above two hundred feet in height. (npte source) The desi...

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... called ka. The pyramids were furnished with various objects of regular life so the ka could return and continue its life despite the death of the physical body. The shape/design may be a solar symbol that represents in solid form the oblique rays of sunlight, which are sometimes seen breaking through the clouds. The Giza plateau was probably selected because it ... for elaborate Egyptian rituals, a giant sundial, a grain storage structure, a water irrigation system, or even a communication device to other worlds (aliens). Many attempts have been made to explain the orientation and desig...

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... photograph below3 shows a crop circle at Litchfield in Hampshire, approximately 7 miles from my house and adjacent to the busy A34 trunk road. Not only was this crop circle mathematical in design but also according to the Crop Circular3, "it emerged that these rings were so placed to reveal a monumental breakthrough in geometry. For here was a crop circle containing the equilateral branch ... man-hours to be used as one might be obliged to find in an operational research problem and to model the layout of the building but also to make the design of the building aesthetically pleasing by...

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... these models are expected to be retained in the inventory into the next century, although the Skyhawks would be used primarily for training and as auxiliary aircraft. Israel's project to design and build a second-generation indigenous jet fighter, the Lavi (lion cub), was cancelled in 1987 because of expense. Instead, Israel was to take delivery of seventy-five advanced F-16C and ... ...

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... , mystical, psychic, or extraterrestrial powers. The Egyptian pyramid's aesthetic beauty, its geometrical shape, its complex system of internal features, and the precision of its construction beckon us to search for a design scheme. It seems unlikely that the builders would have undertaken such a monumental construction project without a comprehensive plan. Unfortunately, no records, plans, blueprints, or direct accounts of the pyramid's constructions have ... ...

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