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The Great pyramid : observatory, tomb, and temple

Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888 · 1883 · London : Chatto & Windus · 10 pictures

Richard A. Proctor's 1883 study from Chatto & Windus in London, arguing the Great Pyramid served as an astronomical observatory as well as a tomb, written for general readers interested in astronomy and Egyptology. The plates are line diagrams: a sectional pyramid with labelled passages and chambers, plan squares with diagonals and compass points, and measured shaft elevations with dotted survey lines and letter keys.

Pyramids · Calendar · Sabbath · Sunday · Astrology

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