Engineering the pyramids (Record no. 10206)
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| fixed length control field | 00868nam a2200157Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0750934158 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 932 |
| Item number | PAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Parry, Dick |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Engineering the pyramids |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Sutton pub.England |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2005 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi,180p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | CONTENTS Preface vii Acknowledgements xi One Origins and Purpose 1 Two Evolution in Pyramid Design 14 Three The Tomb Chambers 39 Four Basic Aids to Construction 57 Five Construction Preliminaries and Operations 63 Six Stone Sources and Quarrying 70 Seven Herodotus on Pyramid Construction 91 EightLevers, Rockers and Cranes 96 NineSleds 105 Ten Rolling Stones 118 Eleven Ramps 138 Twelve The Workforce 152 Closing Remarks 163 Appendix: Sliding and Rolling: Some Simple Mechanics 169 Select Bibliography 173 Index 175 |
| 890 ## - COUNTRY | |
| -- | England |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 06/09/2009 | Ashok Prakashan Mandir | 1002.00 | 5 | 2 | 932 PAR | 005140 | 19/09/2019 | 04/09/2019 | 30/08/2013 | Book | Status:Catalogued;Bill No:601 |