Secrets of the Great Pyramid
Peter Tompkins
ISBN 10: 0140051082 ISBN 13: 9780140051087
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 1979
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Probes the mystery of the construction and significance of the Great Pyramids of Cheops, suggesting that it enshrines the scientific data of an advanced Egyptian civilization
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Title: Secrets of the Great Pyramid
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date: 1979
Binding: Paperback
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ISBN 10: 0140051082
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Soft Covers. Condition: VG. No Jacket. Photos, Art, Drawings, Diagrams, Plans, Map (illustrator). 1st Thus. The author examines many aspects of the great pyramids of Egypt; their construction, use, exploration, the archeaologists and scientist who have studied and speculated about their.purpose, use and design. He theorises that the Greaty Pyramid was actually a precise scientific instrument which served many purposes for the ancient Egyptians who, he believes, were much more sophisticated than even their magnificent creations indicate. A massive book that advances many fascinating observations about the pyramids. First published in 1973, this Penguin edition 1978. 416 pages including appendix, glossary, bibliography, index. The appendix ,of nearly 100 pages, is by Livio Catullo Stecchini, a professor specialising in the history of measurement and quantitative science, skills he brings to this study of ancient measures realating to the Great Pyramid. About 350 b/w illustrations ranging from photos and art to drawings, sketches, plans, diagrams, cross sections and map. Colour art/pictorial card covers VG with slightly bumped corners, creases to lower corners, text block excellent, no inscriptions. Heavy book, almost 1.1kgs unpacked. Seller Inventory # 002742
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