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100 1 _aBonwick, James.
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245 1 4 _aThe Great Pyramid of Giza :
_bHistory and Speculation.
264 1 _a :
_bDover Publications,
_c2012.
264 4 _c©2012.
300 _a1 online resource (249 pages)
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505 0 _aIntro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- PREFACE. -- Table of Contents -- WHAT IS THE GREAT PYRAMID? -- THE TRENCH. -- THE CAUSEWAY. -- HOW IT WAS BUILT. -- THE STEPS. -- SIZE. -- THE CASING OR COVERING. -- THE TOP. -- THE NAME. -- THE OPENING. -- THE PASSAGES. -- THE WELL. -- THE GALLERY. -- THE QUEEN'S CHAMBER. -- THE KING'S CHAMBER. -- THE SARCOPHAGUS OR COFFER. -- THE CHAMBERS OF CONSTRUCTION. -- INSCRIPTIONS OF THE PYRAMID. -- THE SUBTERRANEAN CHAMBER. -- THE BLOCKING-UP OF THE PYRAMID. -- WHEN WAS THE PYRAMID BUILT? -- WHO BUILT THE GREAT PYRAMID ? -- SMALLER PYRAMIDS OF GIZEH. -- OTHER EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS. -- OTHER MONUMENTAL TOMBS. -- OBELISKS. -- THE SPHINX. -- WHY WAS THE PYRAMID BUILT? -- 1. BARRIERS AGAINST THE DESERT SANDS. -- 2. SATAN'S SEAT. -- 3. IMITATION OF NOAH'S ARK OR TOWER OF BABEL. -- 4. FILTERING RESERVOIRS. -- 5. TO PLEASE THE WOMEN. -- 6. THE QUEEN OF SHEBA'S GIFTS. -- 7. JOSEPH'S GRANARIES. -- 8. DISPLAY OF ROYAL DESPOTISM. -- 9. PRESERVATION OF LEARNING FROM THE EXPECTED DELUGE. -- 10. TOMB OF THE KING. -- 11. A STANDARD OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. -- 12. AN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY. -- 13. ITS OWN LATITUDE. -- 14. ITS OWN AGE. -- 15. THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE EARTH. -- 16. THE TRUE SHAPE OF THE EARTH. -- 17. THE DENSITY OF THE EARTH. -- 18. THE DISTANCE OF THE SUN. -- 19. THE DAYS IN A YEAR. -- 20. THE LAW OF GRAVITATION. -- 21. TIME OF DESCENT TO THE MOON AND SUN. -- 22. PLANETARY DISTANCES. -- 23. THE RISE OF A POLAR STAR. -- 24. THE EQUINOXES. -- 25. PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES. -- 26. CONNECTION WITH SIRIUS, THE DOG-STAR. -- 27. THE UNITY OF GOD. -- 28. DIVINE ORIGINATION OF MEASURE. -- 29. INSPIRATION FOR CERTAIN TEACHING. -- 30. THE MEMORIAL OF THE DELUGE. -- 31. THE SABBATH. -- 32. MODEL FOR MOSAIC INSTITUTIONS. -- 33. A MESSIANIC MONUMENT. -- 34. A TYPE OF CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH.
505 8 _a35. THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST AND THE MILLENNIUM. -- 36. THE RISE AND FALL OF LAND IN EGYPT. -- 37. TO ILLUSTRATE GEOMETRIC TRUTH. -- 38. TO SHOW THE PROPORTION OF DIAMETER AND CIRCUMFERENCE. -- 39. TO MASONIFY THE QUADRATURE OF THE CIRCLE. -- 40. A PART OF A GREAT PYRAMIDAL SYSTEM. -- 41. AGREEMENT WITH THE CAUSEWAY. -- 42. TO TYPIFY THE GENERATIVE PRINCIPLE. -- 43. EMBLEM OF THE SUN OR SACRED FIRE. -- 44. FOR EGYPTIAN RELIGIOUS RITES. -- 45. TO CELEBRATE THE MYSTERIES OF LIFE. -- 46. A MASONIC HALL. -- 47. SPECIAL REVELATIONS TO MYSTICS.
520 _aClassic exploration of the Great Pyramid's construction and objectives combines imagination, erudition. Physical form; when it was built, and by whom; roles as an astronomical observatory, source of inspiration for religious teachings, more.
533 _aElectronic reproduction
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2019. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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