# Petrie 1883: The Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh

> W. M. Flinders Petrie, 1883. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The first precise survey and the refutation of the pyramid inch.

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# The Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh

W. M. Flinders Petrie, 1883. _Field and Tuer, London_.

Petrie's report of his 1880 to 1882 triangulation survey of the Giza pyramids, with the measurements that disposed of Smyth's pyramid-inch theory.

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The first precise survey and the refutation of the pyramid inch.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Petrie surveys the Giza pyramids by triangulation](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/events/EVT0CSMNVG45QQC/petrie-surveys-the-giza-pyramids-by-triangulation)

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## Cite it

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Petrie, W. M. F. (1883). The Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh. Field and Tuer, London. https://giza.digitalhumanities.fas.harvard.edu/pubdocs/551/full/
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[Read it free at giza.digitalhumanities.fas.harvard.edu](https://giza.digitalhumanities.fas.harvard.edu/pubdocs/551/full/)

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