Engineering the Pyramids

Engineering the Pyramids

by Dick Parry (Author)

Synopsis

Using archaeological records and the basic principles of engineering, Dick Parry provides an account of the design history of the pyramids, the techniques and organization needed and insights into why the pyramids were designed as they were.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Published: 15 Jan 2004

ISBN 10: 075093414X
ISBN 13: 9780750934145

Author Bio
Dr R.H.G. Parry is an emeritus fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was involved in research and teaching in civil engineering. He was General Secretary of the International Society for soil mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering from 1891 to 1999 and has a special interest in the history of civil engineering, on which he lectures worldwide.