The Secret of the Great Pyramid
The Secret of the Great Pyramid

Author: Bob Brier

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2008-10-01

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 0061981788

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A decade ago, French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin became obsessed by the centuriesold question: How was the Great Pyramid built? How, in a nation of farmers only recently emerged from the Stone Age, could such a massive, complex, and enduring structure have been envisioned and constructed? Laboring at his computer ten hours a day for five years—creating exquisitely detailed 3-D models of the Pyramid's interior—Houdin finally had his answer. It was a startling revelation that cast a fresh light on the minds that conceived one of the wonders of the ancient world. Written by world-renowned Egyptologist Bob Brier in collaboration with Houdin, The Secret of the Great Pyramid moves deftly between the ancient and the modern, chronicling two equally fascinating interrelated histories. It is a remarkable account of the step-by-step planning and assembling of the magnificent edifice—the brainchild of an innovative genius, the Egyptian architect Hemienu, who imagined, organized, and oversaw a monumental construction project that took more than two decades to complete and that employed the services of hundreds of architects, mathematicians, boatbuilders, stonemasons, and metallurgists. Here also is the riveting story of Jean-Pierre Houdin's single-minded search for solutions to the mysteries that have bedeviled Egyptologists for centuries, such as the purpose of the enigmatic Grand Gallery and the Pyramid's crack.

Fire in Middle
Fire in Middle

Author: James E. Brown

Publisher: Bookbaby

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781543904697

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After four decades of research and multiple trips to Egypt, Brown believes he has solved the mystery of the Great Pyramid of Giza. He has concluded that the pyramid fits the profile of a type of chemical laser and that the Giza Plateau functioned as a massive industrial complex. Following the architectural principle that form follows function, Brown recognized it was impossible to enter the so-called burial chamber in the Great Pyramid because of the small size of the passage (less than four-feet square) and the extreme angle of the interior passages. This huge stone structure did not align with the supposed purpose, or with ancient Egyptian burial practices. Recently, a man-made tunnel was discovered under the Giza Plateau that connects the Great Pyramid to the Nile. In ancient times the annual flood waters from the Nile coursed through the Great Pyramid, and through a powerful chemical process created what Brown calls Earthmilk, electrified water. This enhanced elixir served many purposes, including enlivening the human body and flowing into the river to enrich animal life and soil on the banks, resulting in rich and abundant crops. Fire in Middle outlines Brown's compelling research and his journey of discovery. The book includes more than 350 stunning full-color images and diagrams. This is the second in a series of three volumes of research and evidence gathered from grassroots expeditions to Giza, Luxor, Saqqara, Abydos and Abu Simbel. This ground-breaking and ongoing research presents compelling evidence that the traditional interpretations of ancient Egyptian pyramids need to be reconsidered and re-evaluated.

The Egyptian Pyramid Mystery is Solved!: The mysteries
The Egyptian Pyramid Mystery is Solved!: The mysteries

Author: Margie Morris

Publisher: Margaret Morris

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780972043403

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An exciting new era of study of ancient Egypt is unfolding. You are introduced to a long-lost, sophisticated technology-now recovered and being further studied by highly credentialed scientists using the most advanced methods. This landmark, highly readable book shakes conventional ideas of pyramid construction to their roots. It presents baffling, unexplained masonry and engineering features requiring a new approach.

The Complete Pyramids
The Complete Pyramids

Author: Mark Lehner

Publisher:

Published: 2008-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780500285473

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There is a vast range of books on Egypt on the market at present, and it is often hard to make a choice between them; most have a decent text, and one can hardly avoid beautiful illustrations on such a subject. However if you are particularly interested in the pyramids, this may be the book for you. It claims comprehensiveness in being the first fully illustrated survey of all Egypt's pyramids, the text is well-written and based on up-to-date research, and the author is an expert in this field. There is information on many aspects of the pyramids; the legends surrounding them, the activities of archaeologists, the towns which grew around them, the priests and servants who had responsibility for them, and most of all the construction and craftsmanship of the structures themselves. The text is accompanied by many useful explanatory and reconstructive illustrations.

The Great Pyramid
The Great Pyramid

Author: Robert Carson

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-03-28

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9781482787344

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Robert Carson's The Great Pyramid – The Inside Story is a comprehensive account of how the ancient pyramid builders constructed the Great Pyramid and its companions.This book will turn everything that you thought you knew about the Great Pyramid on its head, for if the author is correct in his assumption that the internal features of the structure are the hard evidence that prove conclusively how the Great Pyramid was constructed, he truly has solved this five thousand year old mystery. The author takes us on a journey as he reconstructs the Great Pyramid course by course. Along the way, we discover why each of the chambers, passageways and shafts in this great structure were created. Long before any sort of pattern emerges the reader is left in no doubt as to the great physical and logistical issues the builders of the Great Pyramid had to deal with in order to establish this structure on the Giza Plateau. It becomes abundantly clear at a very early stage of the reconstruction that the construction of the Great Pyramid was not a simple matter of building up the structure one course at a time. We discover that the greatest challenge of all in constructing such a structure is in maintaining the pyramid shape and it is this factor more than any other that determined the internal shape of the structure at every stage of the construction. Could the internal spaces – the chambers, passageways and shafts –within these structures really hold the key to how they were constructed? The author makes the claim that this book is an A to Z of pyramid construction based on the true construction methods of the ancient pyramid builders. This is the Great Pyramid as you've never seen it before, constructed at a time when the climate in Egypt was very different from the climate of today. Once the reader truly understands what it took to construct this last remaining wonder of the ancient world they will find it very difficult to disagree with the astonishing claims of this author.Robert Carson is not an archaeologist or a historian his background is in engineering. He has had a lifelong fascination with ancient civilisations in general but his particular interest is in the structures that these ancient societies created. He believes that these structures hold the key to gaining a much better understanding of the people who constructed them. Having studied and researched this subject for years he finally got lucky and found the key to how these structures had been constructed in the nineties. This book, The Great Pyramid – The Inside Story – a step by step guide to how the Great Pyramid was constructed – will hopefully prove to your satisfaction that he really has solved this five thousand year old mystery.

How the Great Pyramid Was Built
How the Great Pyramid Was Built

Author: Craig B. Smith

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution

Published: 2018-02-20

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1588346269

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Going beyond even the expertise of archaeologists and historians, world-class engineer Craig B. Smith explores the planning and engineering behind the incredible Great Pyramid of Giza. How would the ancient Egyptians have developed their building plans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, solved specific design and engineering problems, or even improvised on the job? The answers are here, along with dazzling, one-of-a-kind color photographs and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations of tools, materials, and building techniques the ancient masters used. In his foreword to the book, Egypt's Undersecretary of State for the Giza Monuments Zahi Hawass explains the importance of understanding the Great Pyramid as a straightforward construction project.

The Pyramids
The Pyramids

Author: Joseph Davidovits

Publisher: Hippocrene Books

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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The pyramids of Egypt have remained one of the oldest and most puzzling mysteries of mankind. Until now, no one, Egyptologists included, has satisfactorily explained how the pyramids were built. The traditional theory explaining that long lines of workers hoisted and dragged massive blocks up enormous ramps does not adequately address the hazards and complexities that make such an operation highly unlikely, especially since hundreds of the largest blocks in the pyramids are situated at great heights. The uncanny fit of blocks, as close as 1/500th of an inch, puzzles Egyptologists. Hard metals, such as iron and bronze, were not yet developed to produce good stone-cutting tools. Logistical problems of constructing the Great Pyramid are staggering and have never been reconciled; the scale and perfection is too grand. During the 20-year reign of the pharaoh who built it, about 2 1/2 million blocks were produced and perfectly assembled. As scientific methods of investigation become more sophisticated, the list of enigmas lengthens and more questions are raised than answered. Dr. Joseph Davidovits, research chemist and founder of the chemistry of geopolymerization, has solved the mystery. He has recovered the great, forgotten technology used to build the pyramids. His discovery is so dramatic and far reaching in scope that major aspects of ancient history will require rethinking. This technology and proof of its use in ancient Egypt are vividly and convincingly presented in the Pyramids: An Enigma Solved. Our concept of ancient Egypt will never be the same! -- Dust jacket.

The Great Pyramid - The Message of the Pharaoh
The Great Pyramid - The Message of the Pharaoh

Author: A. Sharp; M. Varav; I. Varav

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2011-10-28

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1465347682

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Anyone who wants to solve a mystery of the building of the Egyptian pyramids would say this with prejudice: How can I find out the truth if I’ve never seen the pyramids? I have to see them first. The paradox is born! The Pyramids of Giza plateau have a magical attribute: When you look at them, when you touch them, you become a hopeless loser instead of an optimistic searcher. The size of the stones, uneven rows with break-off edges bring mess in your mind. The pyramids become even more incomprehensible than before. Meanwhile, the pyramids, same as the stars or planets, can be solved without being up there. You just have to turn on your imagination, calculation, and logic. You do not have to see them at all. Moreover, you should not see them, if you really want to solve them! Strangely, but there is a paradox! We authors of this book were lucky! We’ve seen pyramids only on TV and books. And that fact brought bunch of questions which we wanted answers. Free of passion, we started to work with this problem with huge desire and full of optimism. The result exceeded the expectations: The right hypothesis from the beginning, healthy logic, and mathematical calculations gave birth to discoveries one after another. The more we were working with this mystery, the more it became clearer, understandable, and explainable. Dear Reader, When you finish reading this book, you might say this: One of the greatest mysteries of the world does not exist anymore!

Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid
Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid

Author: Piazzi Smyth

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781015521872

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