Great pyramid, the: why was it built? and who built it?
Auteur :
Taylor, John
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108075787
Date de publication :
21 août 2014
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
430 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this 1859 work, John Taylor claimed to have discovered the 'pyramid inch', which he argued was one twenty-fifth of the so-called 'sacred cubit' and was derived from ancient astronomical observations. His work was very influential, but was later debunked by the more accurate surveys and measurements of Flinders Petrie.