David Davidson (engineer)
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David Davidson, F.R.S.A., MIStructE
(1884–1956) was a Scottish
structural engineer and early proponent of pyramidology
.
, but later moved to England
where he became a qualified structural engineer, working in the City of Leeds
. An initial Agnostic and skeptic of the Bible, in his earlier years Davidson set out to disprove Robert Menzies' and Charles Piazzi Smyth
's claims that the internal passages of the Great Pyramid of Giza
form a chronological map of prophecies. He subsequently spent 25 years analysing the Great Pyramid.
after reconciling Flinders Petrie's findings with Smyth's through a complex set of calculations. Flinders Petrie claimed he had disproved Smyth's metrological claims regarding the Great Pyramid, but Davidson believed he had found a reconciling truth between both Petrie's and Smyth's calculations and data, later publishing them in his first book The Great Pyramid: Its Divine Message (1924) as well as an article in a journal. Davidson had worked with Dr. Herbert Aldersmith
between 1910-1918 on his book and through Aldersmith converted to being a Christian
and believer in British Israelism
. Aldersmith's contributions to the book concerned the prophecies he believed were contained in the Great Pyramid (e.g. a chronological metrological map in the passageways and chambers of the pyramid) while Davidson's contributions were purely mathematical. Later in his life Davidson published several works on British Israelism through Covenant Publishing
.
In a 1940 edition of his book on pyramidology, Davidson revised Aldersmith's date predictions for End Times
(see Herbert Aldersmith
for these revisions).
Institution of Structural Engineers
The Institution of Structural Engineers is a professional body for structural engineering based in the United Kingdom. It has 27,000 members in 105 countries. The Institution provides professional accreditation for structural engineers...
(1884–1956) was a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
structural engineer and early proponent of pyramidology
Pyramidology
Pyramidology is a term used, sometimes disparagingly, to refer to various pseudoscientific speculations regarding pyramids, most often the Giza Necropolis and the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt...
.
Early life
David Davidson was born in GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, but later moved to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
where he became a qualified structural engineer, working in the City of Leeds
City of Leeds
The City of Leeds is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England, governed by Leeds City Council, with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. The metropolitan district includes Leeds and the towns of Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell,...
. An initial Agnostic and skeptic of the Bible, in his earlier years Davidson set out to disprove Robert Menzies' and Charles Piazzi Smyth
Charles Piazzi Smyth
Charles Piazzi Smyth , was Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1846 to 1888, well-known for many innovations in astronomy and his pyramidological and metrological studies of the Great Pyramid of Giza....
's claims that the internal passages of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. It is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact...
form a chronological map of prophecies. He subsequently spent 25 years analysing the Great Pyramid.
Conversion to pyramidology
Despite originally being a skeptic, Davidson later converted to being a proponent of pyramidologyPyramidology
Pyramidology is a term used, sometimes disparagingly, to refer to various pseudoscientific speculations regarding pyramids, most often the Giza Necropolis and the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt...
after reconciling Flinders Petrie's findings with Smyth's through a complex set of calculations. Flinders Petrie claimed he had disproved Smyth's metrological claims regarding the Great Pyramid, but Davidson believed he had found a reconciling truth between both Petrie's and Smyth's calculations and data, later publishing them in his first book The Great Pyramid: Its Divine Message (1924) as well as an article in a journal. Davidson had worked with Dr. Herbert Aldersmith
Herbert Aldersmith
Dr. Herbert Aldersmith F.R.C.S M.B. LSA was an English physician and author known for his studies on pyramidology and British Israelism.-Medecine:...
between 1910-1918 on his book and through Aldersmith converted to being a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
and believer in British Israelism
British Israelism
British Israelism is the belief that people of Western European descent, particularly those in Great Britain, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. The concept often includes the belief that the British Royal Family is directly descended from the line of King David...
. Aldersmith's contributions to the book concerned the prophecies he believed were contained in the Great Pyramid (e.g. a chronological metrological map in the passageways and chambers of the pyramid) while Davidson's contributions were purely mathematical. Later in his life Davidson published several works on British Israelism through Covenant Publishing
Covenant Publishing
Covenant Publishing Co., Ltd has been a major publisher of books and pamphlets of British Israelism since 1921, set up by the British-Israel-World Federation.-History:...
.
In a 1940 edition of his book on pyramidology, Davidson revised Aldersmith's date predictions for End Times
End times
The end time, end times, or end of days is a time period described in the eschatological writings in the three Abrahamic religions and in doomsday scenarios in various other non-Abrahamic religions...
(see Herbert Aldersmith
Herbert Aldersmith
Dr. Herbert Aldersmith F.R.C.S M.B. LSA was an English physician and author known for his studies on pyramidology and British Israelism.-Medecine:...
for these revisions).