The Resource How the Great Pyramid was built, Craig B. Smith ; foreword by Zahi Hawass ; photography by Andy Ryan
How the Great Pyramid was built, Craig B. Smith ; foreword by Zahi Hawass ; photography by Andy Ryan
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The item How the Great Pyramid was built, Craig B. Smith ; foreword by Zahi Hawass ; photography by Andy Ryan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- Summary
- A leading engineer provides an in-depth look at the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, discussing how the ancient Egyptians developed their building plans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, and solved specific design and engineering problems
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 288 pages, 16 pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Egypt during the Old Kingdom
- Pyramid evolution
- A tomb for a king
- we consecrate this Holy Ground
- The desert comes alive
- Soaring toward the heavens
- Stair steps to the Gods
- The workforce
- The construction schedules
- Life everlasting
- Egyptian Gods
- Units of measurement and other technical data
- Calculating the number of blocks in the pyramid
- A primer on program management
- Isbn
- 9781588342003
- Label
- How the Great Pyramid was built
- Title
- How the Great Pyramid was built
- Statement of responsibility
- Craig B. Smith ; foreword by Zahi Hawass ; photography by Andy Ryan
- Subject
-
- Architecture, Ancient
- Architecture, Ancient -- Egypt
- Egypt
- Egypt -- Antiquities
- Grande Pyramide (Égypte)
- Great Pyramid (Egypt)
- Great Pyramid (Egypt)
- Antiquities
- Pyramids
- Pyramids -- Design and construction
- Pyramids -- Egypt
- Pyramids -- Egypt -- Design and construction
- Pyramides -- Égypte -- Conception et construction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A leading engineer provides an in-depth look at the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, discussing how the ancient Egyptians developed their building plans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, and solved specific design and engineering problems
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Smith, Craig B
- Dewey number
- 932
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DT63
- LC item number
- .S6 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Hawass, Zahi A
- Ryan, Andy
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Great Pyramid (Egypt)
- Pyramids
- Pyramids
- Egypt
- Architecture, Ancient
- Grande Pyramide (Égypte)
- Pyramides
- Antiquities
- Architecture, Ancient
- Great Pyramid (Egypt)
- Pyramids
- Pyramids
- Egypt
- Great Pyramid (Egypt)
- Pyramids
- Label
- How the Great Pyramid was built, Craig B. Smith ; foreword by Zahi Hawass ; photography by Andy Ryan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-284) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Egypt during the Old Kingdom -- Pyramid evolution -- A tomb for a king -- we consecrate this Holy Ground -- The desert comes alive -- Soaring toward the heavens -- Stair steps to the Gods -- The workforce -- The construction schedules -- Life everlasting -- Egyptian Gods -- Units of measurement and other technical data -- Calculating the number of blocks in the pyramid -- A primer on program management
- Control code
- ocm55665466
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 288 pages, 16 pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781588342003
- Lccn
- 2004054651
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o55665466
- (OCoLC)55665466
- Label
- How the Great Pyramid was built, Craig B. Smith ; foreword by Zahi Hawass ; photography by Andy Ryan
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-284) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Egypt during the Old Kingdom -- Pyramid evolution -- A tomb for a king -- we consecrate this Holy Ground -- The desert comes alive -- Soaring toward the heavens -- Stair steps to the Gods -- The workforce -- The construction schedules -- Life everlasting -- Egyptian Gods -- Units of measurement and other technical data -- Calculating the number of blocks in the pyramid -- A primer on program management
- Control code
- ocm55665466
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 288 pages, 16 pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781588342003
- Lccn
- 2004054651
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o55665466
- (OCoLC)55665466
Subject
- Architecture, Ancient
- Architecture, Ancient -- Egypt
- Egypt
- Egypt -- Antiquities
- Grande Pyramide (Égypte)
- Great Pyramid (Egypt)
- Great Pyramid (Egypt)
- Antiquities
- Pyramids
- Pyramids -- Design and construction
- Pyramids -- Egypt
- Pyramids -- Egypt -- Design and construction
- Pyramides -- Égypte -- Conception et construction
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