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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; In this 1859 work, John Taylor claimed to have discovered the 'pyramid inch', which he argued was one twenty-fifth of the so-called 'sacred cubit' and was derived from ancient astronomical observations. His work was very influential, bu

Paperback / softback. New. In this 1859 work, John Taylor claimed to have discovered the 'pyramid inch', which he argued was one twenty-fifth of the so-called 'sacred cubit' and was derived from ancient astronomical observations. His work was very influential, but was later debunked by the more accurate surveys and measurements of Flinders Petrie.

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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2014. Second Edition. Softcover. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: xx, 314 pages, 22cm. Subjects: Measurement History. Great Pyramid (Egypt). Genre: Ancient history. Language: English.