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The Chinese Pyramids and the Sun

History and Philosophy of Physics 2012-11-06 v1

Abstract

The Chinese Pyramids are huge ancient burial mounds. In the satellite images we can see some complexes where the main buildings are the pyramidal mounds of an emperor and his empress. Here we discuss a possible sunrise/sunset orientation of these two pyramids on the solstices and equinoxes.

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@article{arxiv.1211.0915,
  title  = {The Chinese Pyramids and the Sun},
  author = {Amelia Carolina Sparavigna},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.0915},
  year   = {2012}
}

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Keywords: Satellite Imagery, Orientation, Archaeoastronomy, Pyramids, China

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