ISBN: 9780140051087 - secrets of the great pyramid (3 resultados)

Original decorated wrappers. Condición: Good. First Edition. With illustrations. Some pages waterstained. Edges slightly foxed. First page somewhat foxed. Spine, covers & corners somewhat worn. A reading copy only.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 416 pages.

Soft cover. Condición: Good to Worn. 1st Edition. Age spots on inside cover, back and front covers are marked, creased and worn, inscription on inside page.

Soft Covers. Condición: VG. No Jacket. 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. Photos, Art, Drawings, Diagrams, Plans, Map (ilustrador).…