The Ancient EngineersBallantine Books, 1974 - 450 páginas Traces the advancement of early invention and technology from the first recorded engineering project of early Egypt. |
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... method seems to have been used for long pieces of granite , such as obelisks , perhaps be- cause it created less risk of cracking the stone than the wedging methods . The stones were moved by the lavish use of levers and ramps , first ...
... method seems to have been used for long pieces of granite , such as obelisks , perhaps be- cause it created less risk of cracking the stone than the wedging methods . The stones were moved by the lavish use of levers and ramps , first ...
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... methods like those employed in moving pyramid blocks . To erect an obe- lisk , they probably hauled it up an earthen ramp and dug the earth away under the butt until the obelisk had tipped up to an angle of about 45 ° . When the lowest ...
... methods like those employed in moving pyramid blocks . To erect an obe- lisk , they probably hauled it up an earthen ramp and dug the earth away under the butt until the obelisk had tipped up to an angle of about 45 ° . When the lowest ...
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... methods , raised nearly a score of huge stone temples . So , as far as engineering is concerned , the Golden Age of Greece was a natural outgrowth of the technical methods already worked out by various Mediterranean peoples in the days ...
... methods , raised nearly a score of huge stone temples . So , as far as engineering is concerned , the Golden Age of Greece was a natural outgrowth of the technical methods already worked out by various Mediterranean peoples in the days ...
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One The Coming of the Engineers | 1 |
Two The Egyptian Engineers | 18 |
Three The Mesopotamian Engineers | 46 |
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