Perrot, Georges, 1832-1914, Chipiez, Charles, 1835-1901, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 290
epsius, and Mariette, that the pyramidgrew by tlie appHcation of successive envelopes of stone round thecentral mass, either in horizontal courses or in courses slopingtowards the axis of the buildino^. He has brouo^ht forward anelaborate theory of construction, which, though very… … Fig. 130.—The three great pyramids ; from the south. When Cheops first began to think about building his tomb, hecould not have counted upon giving it the colossal dimensionswhich it presents even in its actual injured condition. The areaof the great pyramid is more than double that of Saint Peters…
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