GEOMETRY IS EGYPTIAN

GEOMETRY IS EGYPTIAN “The evolution of the idea of the fourth dimension of space covers a long period of years . The earliest known record of the beginnings of the study of space is found in a hieratic papyrus which forms part of the Rhind Collection of the British Museum and which has been deciphered by Eisenlohr. It is believed to be a copy of an older manuscript of the date 3400 B.C. , and is entitled ‘Directions of Knowing All Dark Things. ‘ The copy is said to have been made by Ahmes, an Egyptian priest between 1700 and 1100 B.C. It begins by giving the dimensions of barns; then follows the consideration of various rectilinear figures, circles, pyramids, and the value of pi (). Although many of the solutions given in the manuscript have been found to be incorrect in minor particulars, the fact remains that Egypt is really the birth-place of geometry. And this fact is buttressed by the knowledge that Thales, long before he founded the Ionian School which was the beginning of Greek influence in the study of mathematics, is found studying geometry and astronomy in Egypt.” P. 45, “Historical Sketch if the Hyperspace Movement,” THE MYSTERY OF SPACE by Robert T. Browne (1919, 1977)