Engineering the Pyramids

By Dick Parry and R.H. Parry

Book Overview

Using archaeological records and the basic principles of engineering, Dick Parry provides an account of the design history of the pyramids, the techniques and organization needed and insights into why... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750934158
• ISBN13: 9780750934152
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: The History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

For people who do not have time for in-depth study (or speculation)

Need to know who, when, and why the pyramids were built? Then this is the book for you. It is loaded with pictures and diagrams so that just about anything you need to know about the pyramids is in this book. This is a most excellent book to get you off the ground, and it has a selected bibliography for further reading. Contents: One – Origins and Purpose Two – Evolution and Pyramid Design Three – the Tomb Chambers Four – Basic Aids to Construction Five – Construction Preliminaries and Operations Six – Stone Sources and Quarrying Seven – Herodotus on Pyramid Construction Eight – Levers, Rockers, and Cranes Nine – Sleds 10 – Rolling Stones 11 – Ramps 12 – The Workforce Copyright at the turn of the century, so it may be a tad dated.