New Measures of the Great Pyramid, by a New Measurer. Described and Tested. Extended and Corrected from the Review in the "Banner of Israel," for November and December, 1883. [Includes: "The Present State of the Base-Side Length Question of the Great Pyramid," by the Rev. H. G. Wood, Reprinted from the "International Standard"].

Langue : root

Edité par London, Robert Banks, 1884

  • Éd. originale
  • Livre broché
  • Occasion
Afficher toutes les informations
Image de l’article 1 de 4

Vendeur : Librarium of The Hague, The Hague, Pays-BasLibrarium of The Hague

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 4 décembre 2002

Afficher les articles de ce vendeur
Livre broché

Etat: Occasion

EUR 280,80

EUR 35,00 expédition 
Expédition depuis Pays-Bas vers Etats-Unis

Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)

Ajouter au panier
Retours gratuits sous 30 jours

Item description from seller

Small octavo. Pp. xii, 13-127. Half-title, dedication leaf, preface. With text figures. Appendices. Original errata slip tipped-in onto the appropriate place. Original publisher's printed stiff wrappers, spine frayed. In a very good condition, fine interior. ~ FIRST EDITION. Most uncommon in this issue of original publisher's printed wrappers and including the practically always missing errata-slip. Charles Piazzi Smyth (1819-1900) was astronomer-royal for Scotland, professor of practical astronomy at the University of Edinburgh, fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and of the Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh. He was heavily influenced by pyramid theorist John Taylor who theorized that the Great Pyramid was planned and the building supervised by the biblical Noah. Refused a grant by the Royal Society, Smyth went on an expedition to Egypt in order to accurately measure every surface, dimension, and aspect of the Great Pyramid. He subsequently published his book "Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid" (1864). He claimed that the measurements he obtained from the Great Pyramid of Giza indicated a unit of length, the pyramid inch, a God-given measure handed down through the centuries from the time of Israel. His conclusion was that the architects of the pyramid could only have been directed by the hand of God. ~ [Provenance:] With inscription and contemporary bookplate of Norfolk & Norwich Library on cover. Beinlich-Seeber 18874, quoting the book unseen. [NOTE: We offer also the FIRST EDITION, in original binding, of Smyth' "A Poor Man's Photography at the Great Pyramid in the Year 1865"]. M-2.

N° de réf. du vendeur 2829

Détails bibliographiques

Titre
New Measures of the Great Pyramid, by a New Measurer. Described and Tested. Extended and Corrected from the Review in the "Banner of Israel," for November and December, 1883. [Includes: "The Present State of the Base-Side Length Question of the Great Pyramid," by the Rev. H. G. Wood, Reprinted from the "International Standard"].
Auteur
Smyth, C. (Charles) Piazzi.
Éditeur
London, Robert Banks
Année de publication
1884
État de l'article
.
Reliure
Soft cover
Langue
root
Illustrateur
~ ~ NOTE: THE PRICE OF THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY REDUCED! ~ ~
Édition
1st Edition
Catalogues du vendeur
Archaeology: Ancient Egypt, Egyptology

Librarium of The Hague

The Hague, Pays-Bas

Vendeur avec une évaluation de 5 étoiles

Vendeur AbeBooks depuis 4 décembre 2002

Frais d'expédition de Pays-Bas vers Etats-Unis

Article35 à 45 jours ouvrés7 à 14 jours ouvrés
Premier articleEUR 35,00EUR 50,00
Les délais de livraison sont fixés par les vendeurs et varient en fonction du transporteur et du lieu. Les commandes transitant par les douanes peuvent être retardées et les acheteurs sont responsables de tous les droits ou frais associés. Les vendeurs peuvent vous contacter au sujet de frais supplémentaires afin de couvrir toute augmentation des coûts d'expédition de vos articles.

Modes de paiement

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Carte Bleue
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Virement bancaire

Description de la boutique

Librarium of The Hague is a registered Antiquarian Booksellers Business, entered in the Register of Companies at the Chamber of Commerce, The Hague. Our Book Rooms, at the newly renovated 19th- Century Concordia House, situated at the heart of the Old Centre of The Hague, are opened for visitors by appointment. Celebrating over two decades of excellence in antiquarian bookselling, please do visit www.facebook.com/LibrariumTheHague, where we run a dynamic exhibition highlighting some of our most desirable items!

Spécialité

Militaria, Military Uniforms, History of Economic Thought, Classical Studies, Egyptology, Archaeology, History of War, Classical Antiquity, The Holy Land, Near & Far East

Profil professionnel du vendeur

Librarium of The Hague

Pays-Bas