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Building the Great Pyramid [Hardcover]

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  • Hardcover: 60 pages
  • Publisher: BBC Video; DVD Video edition
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0790774259
  • ISBN-13: 978-0790774251
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,174,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Building the Great Pyramid (of Giza) by Jackson et., August 8, 2003
The book describes in great detail the likely approach to
building the Great Pyramid of Giza or one of the 8 wonders of
the world. The work describes building techniques of Sneferu
and provides numerous pictures of pyramidal structures.
It explains how priests or Thoth presided over formal
ceremonies. In addition, there is a picture showing how Khufu
utilized a pendulum to align the pyramid with the stars.
The work is a marvel which depicts life in Egypt over 4000
years ago. There are descriptions showing how Hemiunce
supervised the building of the pyramids utilizing dozens
of men to haul pieces of stone up to 2 tons in weight.
This book is a "must read" for Egyptologists, world history
enthusiasts, mathematicians/engineers, sociologists and a
host of other professions. This work could be utilized
in a large class project or school presentation.
It is highly recommended.
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8 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Pure fiction, April 24, 2005
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Presents the traditional mainstream theory that the GP was a tomb, a theory that fails to explain any of the interior features of the pyramid and a theory that has no evidentiary support. If thinking for yourself is difficult for you, you may enjoy this book. On the other hand, if you have the capacity for independent thought, this book will be a disappointment. Read Christopher Dunn's The Giza Power Plant if you're capable of thinking logically.
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IN THE COURSE OF HIS REIGN (2575-2551 BC), Khufu's father Sneferu - the first king of the IVth Dynasty - constructed four of the greatest buildings Egypt had ever seen. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
canopic vessels, descending passage, ascending passage, mortuary temple, valley temple, pyramid complex, step pyramid, pyramid texts
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Piazzi Smyth, King's Chamber, Flinders Petrie, Grand Gallery, Old Kingdom, King's Burial Chamber, Queen's Chamber, Bent Pyramid, Howard Vyse, John Greaves, Khufu Quarry, New Kingdom, Vth Dynasty, World War, Auguste Mariette, Davison's Chamber, Madame Blavatsky, King Khufu, Mark Twain, Rosetta Stone, Sir Isaac Newton, South America
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