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050 4 _aDT
100 1 _aEngelbach, Reginald,
_d1888-1946
245 1 4 _aThe Aswân Obelisk :
_bWith some remarks on the Ancient Engineering
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-04-20
508 _aProduced by MFR, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Aswân Obelisk" by Reginald Engelbach is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the exploration and engineering aspects of the unfinished obelisk located in Aswân, Egypt, shedding light on the ancient techniques used in its quarrying and potential transportation. The book serves as a detailed account of the findings and considerations surrounding the obelisk, reflecting on unique methods of ancient engineering. The opening of "The Aswân Obelisk" introduces the setting of the unfinished obelisk, located in a quarry near the Cataract Hotel. It discusses the efforts initiated by King Fuad to clear the site to gain insights into ancient quarrying methods and the obelisk itself. The text describes how the obelisk was previously mostly obscured by rubble and outlines the initial phases of excavation, revealing the obelisk’s extraordinary dimensions and the challenges encountered during the work. The opening portions lay the groundwork for the subsequent detailed exploration of the obelisk's structure, the trench surrounding it, and the engineering methodologies employed by ancient workers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEgypt -- Antiquities
653 _aObelisks
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59320
999 _c100146
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