Engineering the Pyramids
Parry, Dick2004
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Pyramids are one of the wonders of the ancient world. But one mystery still remains - how were they built? Using both the archaeological record and the basic principles of engineering, Dick Parry proposes the Egyptians moved these great stones into place by a system of rollers and ramps.
Main title:
Engineering the Pyramids / Dick Parry.
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Imprint:
Stroud : Sutton, 2004.
Collation:
xi, 180 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, plans. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-174) and index.
ISBN:
9780750934145 (hbk)
Dewey class:
932722.2
Local class:
932
Language:
English
BRN:
597015
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