Author: Edmund Beckett Baron Grimthorpe
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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A Book on Building, Civil and Ecclesiastical; with the Theory of Domes, and of the Great Pyramid; Etc
Author: Edmund Beckett Baron Grimthorpe
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
A Book on Building, Civil and Ecclesiastical
Author: Edmund Beckett Baron Grimthorpe
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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The Shape of the Great Pyramid
Author: Roger Herz-Fischler
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 1554587034
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Who has not seen a picture of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, massive in size but deceptively simple in shape, and not wondered how that shape was determined? Starting in the late eighteenth century, eleven main theories were proposed to explain the shape of the Great Pyramid. Even though some of these theories are well known, there has never been a detailed examination of their origins and dissemination. Twenty years of research using original and difficult-to-obtain source material has allowed Roger Herz-Fischler to piece together the intriguing story of these theories. Archaeological evidence and ancient Egyptian mathematical texts are discussed in order to place the theories in their proper historical context. The theories themselves are examined, not as abstract mathematical discourses, but as writings by individual authors, both well known and obscure, who were influenced by the intellectual and social climate of their time. Among results discussed are the close links of some of the pyramid theories with other theories, such as the theory of evolution, as well as the relationship between the pyramid theories and the struggle against the introduction of the metric system. Of special note is the chapter examining how some theories spread whereas others were rejected. This book has been written to be accessible to a wide audience, yet four appendixes, detailed endnotes and an exhaustive bibliography provide specialists with the references expected in a scholarly work.
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 1554587034
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Who has not seen a picture of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, massive in size but deceptively simple in shape, and not wondered how that shape was determined? Starting in the late eighteenth century, eleven main theories were proposed to explain the shape of the Great Pyramid. Even though some of these theories are well known, there has never been a detailed examination of their origins and dissemination. Twenty years of research using original and difficult-to-obtain source material has allowed Roger Herz-Fischler to piece together the intriguing story of these theories. Archaeological evidence and ancient Egyptian mathematical texts are discussed in order to place the theories in their proper historical context. The theories themselves are examined, not as abstract mathematical discourses, but as writings by individual authors, both well known and obscure, who were influenced by the intellectual and social climate of their time. Among results discussed are the close links of some of the pyramid theories with other theories, such as the theory of evolution, as well as the relationship between the pyramid theories and the struggle against the introduction of the metric system. Of special note is the chapter examining how some theories spread whereas others were rejected. This book has been written to be accessible to a wide audience, yet four appendixes, detailed endnotes and an exhaustive bibliography provide specialists with the references expected in a scholarly work.
A Classified Catalogue of the Works on Architecture and the Allied Arts in the Principal Libraries of Manchester and Salford, with Alphabetical Author List and Subject Index
Author: Manchester (England). Joint Architectural Committee
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Patent Office
Author: Great Britain. Patent Office. Library
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Category : Industrial arts
Languages : en
Pages : 860
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Category : Industrial arts
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
A Catalogue of the Manuscripts and Printed Books Collected by Thomas Brooke and Preserved at Armitage Bridge House, Near Huddersfield
Author: Sir Thomas Brooke (bart.)
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Category : Manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Publisher:
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Category : Manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The Bookseller
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the Hon. Society of Lincoln's Inn
Author: Lincoln's Inn (London, England). Library
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 310
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The Financing of John Wesley's Methodism c.1740-1800
Author: Clive Murray Norris
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192516310
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The dominant activities of the eighteenth century Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, in terms of expenditure, were the support of itinerant preaching, and the construction and maintenance of preaching houses. These were supported by a range of both regular and occasional flows of funds, primarily from members' contributions, gifts from supporters, various forms of debt finance, and profits from the Book Room. Three other areas of action also had significant financial implications for the movement: education, welfare, and missions. The Financing of John Wesley's Methodism c.1740-1800 describes what these activities cost, and how the money required was raised and managed. Though much of the discussion is informed by financial and other quantitative data, Clive Norris examines a myriad of human struggles, and the conflict experienced by many early Wesleyan Methodists between their desire to spread the Gospel and the limitations of their personal and collective resources. He describes the struggle between what Methodists saw as the promptings of Holy Spirit and their daily confrontation with reality, not least the financial constraints which they faced.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192516310
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The dominant activities of the eighteenth century Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, in terms of expenditure, were the support of itinerant preaching, and the construction and maintenance of preaching houses. These were supported by a range of both regular and occasional flows of funds, primarily from members' contributions, gifts from supporters, various forms of debt finance, and profits from the Book Room. Three other areas of action also had significant financial implications for the movement: education, welfare, and missions. The Financing of John Wesley's Methodism c.1740-1800 describes what these activities cost, and how the money required was raised and managed. Though much of the discussion is informed by financial and other quantitative data, Clive Norris examines a myriad of human struggles, and the conflict experienced by many early Wesleyan Methodists between their desire to spread the Gospel and the limitations of their personal and collective resources. He describes the struggle between what Methodists saw as the promptings of Holy Spirit and their daily confrontation with reality, not least the financial constraints which they faced.
Catalogue
Author: New South Wales Free Public Library, Sydney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description