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Building the Great Pyramid in one year : an engineer's report /

Main Author: Fonte, Gerard C. A.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York : Algora Pub., 2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Egyptian pyramids
  • Pyramid fallacies
  • Scale factors in construction and engineering
  • Moving blocks
  • Rolling block experiment
  • Lifting blocks
  • Quarrying blocks
  • Additional construction details
  • Social considerations
  • Other approaches.