Terry Deary Quote
Pyramidiots Some history books will tell you that the Egyptians were great at maths – even better than your teacher. Here’s why they think the Egyptians were such brainy boffins… People who believe the pyramids have magical secrets are called ‘pyramidologists’. They started investigating the pyramids in the 1850s and modern pyramidologists are still selling millions of books around the world. The Horrible Histories truth is … they are pyramidiots. The pyramids don’t measure 365.242 sacred cubits. The pyramidiots didn’t check their facts – they are as potty as the people who say…
Terry Deary
Pyramidiots Some history books will tell you that the Egyptians were great at maths – even better than your teacher. Here’s why they think the Egyptians were such brainy boffins… People who believe the pyramids have magical secrets are called ‘pyramidologists’. They started investigating the pyramids in the 1850s and modern pyramidologists are still selling millions of books around the world. The Horrible Histories truth is … they are pyramidiots. The pyramids don’t measure 365.242 sacred cubits. The pyramidiots didn’t check their facts – they are as potty as the people who say…
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About Terry Deary
William Terence Deary (born 3 January 1946) is a British children's author of over 200 books, selling over 25 million copies in over 40 languages, best known as the writer of the Horrible Histories series. Since 1994 he has been one of Britain's best-selling authors. In 2012, he was the tenth most-borrowed author in British libraries, and was voted Outstanding Children's Non-Fiction Author of the 20th Century by Books for Keeps magazine.