Book
The secret of the Great Pyramid : how one man's obsession led to the solution of ancient Egypt's greatest mystery / Bob Brier and Jean-Pierre Houdin.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061655524
- ISBN: 006165552X
- Physical Description: xiii, 224 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Books ; c2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes index and bibliographical references (p. [203]-214). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The man in black -- Birth of the pyramid -- Meeting with the master -- Imhotep builds the step pyramid -- Sneferu: king of the pyramids -- An architect is born -- Architect adrift -- A troubled bridge? -- Hemienu plans the Great Pyramid -- The underground burial chamber -- Modern tomb raiders: the search for hidden chambers -- The Grand Gallery -- The burial chamber -- Hemienu's solution -- First plans -- Anomaly rising -- The notch -- The internal ramp -- The capstone -- The difficult years -- The internal ramp goes public -- The time machine to Hemienu -- The search for the internal ramp -- What's next? |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Great Pyramid (Egypt) Pyramids > Egypt > Design and construction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
