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An answer to Professor Piazzi Smyth's questions as to the meaning of the symbols of the Great Pyramid of Egypt

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  • Description

    "A calculation to prove that the variation in thickness of the several courses of masonry in the Pyramid indicates the period requisite for a "zone of water" to travel from one hemisphere to the other - namely, 10,482 years"--Hocken, p. 361.

  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    GC59.91 LEI (Library of Congress Call Number)

    AC911 v.13 (Library of Congress Call Number)

    25453 (Cat ID)

    22134 (DBTextworks system ID)

    17168 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

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  • Object Type

    pamphlet

  • Name/Title
    An answer to Professor Piazzi Smyth's questions as to the meaning of the symbols of the Great Pyramid of Egypt
  • Primary Maker

    Charles Smyth

     John Leith

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Wilsons and Horton
  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Date
    1885
  • Physical Description

    22p. ; 22cm.

  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

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  • Subject Category

    Great Pyramid (Egypt)

    Pyramids--Egypt--Miscellanea

  • Public Access Text

    Cover title: Why is the bulk of the ocean retained in the southern hemisphere? or, The scientific meaning of the symbols and measures of the Great Pyramid of Egypt. Bagnall 3117.

  • Collection Type
    Pamphlet Collection
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023

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