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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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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0140051082
- ISBN 13 9780140051087
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages416
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Book Description 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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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. xv 416p large format paperback, illustrated throughout, printed in sepia colour, a fresh and clean copy, no names or stamps, very well preserved, first Penguin printing Language: English. Seller Inventory # 230781
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