Engineering the pyramids

By:

Parry, Dick

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Sutton pub.England 2005Description: xi,180pISBN:

0750934158

DDC classification:

932 PAR

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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

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