One of the more interesting books in my home library is _Secrets of the Great Pyramid_. It's not by a pyramidiot, but by a professional metrologist. He does a good job of recounting the history of various projects in modern (post-medieval, that is) times to measure various things in Egypt, primarily the Great Pyramid, as well as the post-ancient history of exploration. He also goes into a lot of detail on the various measurement systems (there were at least two cubits, the sacred and the profane, both repeated endlessly in carvings and drawings) the ancient Egyptians used.
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Date: 2013-02-23 03:50 am (UTC)One of the more interesting books in my home library is _Secrets of the Great Pyramid_. It's not by a pyramidiot, but by a professional metrologist. He does a good job of recounting the history of various projects in modern (post-medieval, that is) times to measure various things in Egypt, primarily the Great Pyramid, as well as the post-ancient history of exploration. He also goes into a lot of detail on the various measurement systems (there were at least two cubits, the sacred and the profane, both repeated endlessly in carvings and drawings) the ancient Egyptians used.