2007-01-22 13:39:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
I'm not sure..but hope this website helps:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramids_of_Giza
2007-01-22 13:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by ▐▀▀▼▀▀▌ ►that guy◄ ▐▄▄▲▄▄▌ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
North is usually determined by the magnetic north pole as it was done by the Egyptians. (or so they think) The pyramids of Giza are aligned to the compass cardinal points to a very high accuracy, each side facing N, S, E, and W to within a few tenths of a degree. However when the pyramids were constructed around 3000BC they had a different north star which was Thuban in Draco.
2007-01-22 21:53:10 · answer #2 · answered by civicsound 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The pyramids of Giza are aligned to the compass cardinal points to a very high accuracy"
The Great Pyramid of Khufu is accurately aligned but the subsequent pyramids are less and less so.
2007-01-22 23:08:08 · answer #3 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geographic, or true north. However, in Egypt, the two are nearly coincident.
2007-01-22 22:18:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
north
2007-01-22 21:44:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a Pyramid, how do you know which way they are facing?
2007-01-22 21:44:47 · answer #6 · answered by jimstock60 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋