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Author

Fonte, Gerard C. A.

Title Building the Great Pyramid in one year [electronic resource] : an engineer's report / Gerard C.A. Fonte.

Imprint

New York : Algora Pub., 2007.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xii, 205 p.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	The Egyptian pyramids -- Pyramid fallacies -- Scale factors in construction and engineering -- Moving blocks -- Rolling block experiment -- Lifting blocks -- Quarrying blocks -- Additional construction details -- Social considerations -- Other approaches.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Pyramids -- Egypt -- Design and construction.
	Great Pyramid (Egypt)
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
Added Title	Building the Great Pyramid in 1 year
	Building the Great Pyramid in a year
ISBN	9780875865218 (trade paper : alk. paper)
	9780875865225 (hard cover : alk. paper)
	9780875865232 (electronic bk.)