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Author : Bern Dibner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Moving the Obelisks written by Bern Dibner and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bern Dibner
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787204812
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (872 download)
Download or read book Moving the Obelisks: written by Bern Dibner and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-28 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dating from the beginning of historical memory, the obelisks of ancient Egypt—those tall, tapering shafts typically weighing from 200 to 500 tons—were carved from a single block of solid stone to commemorate the ruler of the moment. Many of these ancient monoliths, taken from Egypt as trophies of conquest and symbols of power through the efforts of extraordinary human labor and engineering ingenuity, were re-established in the capitals and seats of empire that also inherited Egypt’s burden of civilization. While near the climax of their historical potency, obelisks were erected by Alexandria, Nineveh, Constantinople, Rome, Paris, London, New York, etc. Fascinating as obelisks are as tracers of world history, the methods by which they have been moved and raised from ca. B.C. 1500 to A.D. 1880 (when the New York obelisk was raised) are more interesting still, and this epic history and associated engineering feats are encapsulated in this volume. The book records information, as far as we have it, on the building of the pyramids and the moving of the obelisks, together with various conjectures. What is certain is that the obelisks were moved great distances by man power alone. We do have a full record of the moving of the Vatican obelisk in 1586 from several contemporary accounts, most especially that of the project’s deviser and chief engineer, Domenico Fontana, and this move is the central concern of the book: it details how Fontana, with the enthusiastic backing of Pope Sixtus V, solved the problem by utilizing 48 capstans spread over what is now St. Peter’s Square, turned by the combined muscle power of men and horses. Full accounts are also given of the Paris, London, and New York obelisks. Of particular interest here are the various methods—including a pontoon built around a prone obelisk—by which the monoliths were transported on the high seas. Contemporary engravings are reproduced throughout.
Author : Bern Dibner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258804787
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Moving the Obelisks written by Bern Dibner and published by . This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Chapter In Engineering History In Which The Vatican Obelisk In Rome In 1586 Was Moved By Muscle Power, And A Study Of More Recent Similar Moves.
Author : Bern Dibner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (234 download)
Download or read book Moving the Obelisks written by Bern Dibner and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bern Dibner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 63 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (459 download)
Download or read book Moving the Obelisks, a Chapter in Engineering History in which the Vatican Obelisk in Rome in 1586 was Moved by Muscle Power, and a Study of More Recent Similar Moves, by Bern Dibner written by Bern Dibner and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bern Dibner
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (868 download)
Download or read book Moving the Obelisks A chapter in engineering in whic the Vatican obelisk in Rome in 1586 was moved by muscle power, and a study of more recent similar moves written by Bern Dibner and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Judith Jones
Publisher : Prima Lifestyles
ISBN 13 : 9780761504191
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Obelisk written by Judith Jones and published by Prima Lifestyles. This book was released on 1996 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeologist and historian John Howard is stymied in his work by the huge amount of historical material lost in the Cataclysm of 2479. When an alien technology makes time travel possible, Howard becomes obsessed with retrieving an unimaginable hoard of artifacts--the treasure trove of humanity's history.
Author : B. Dibner
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (141 download)
Download or read book Moving the Obelisks : a Chapter in Engineering History written by B. Dibner and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bern Dibner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 11 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (169 download)
Download or read book Moving the Central Park Obelisk written by Bern Dibner and published by . This book was released on 1950* with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bern Dibner
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (749 download)
Download or read book Moving the Obelisk written by Bern Dibner and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian A. Curran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Obelisk written by Brian A. Curran and published by . This book was released on 2009-03-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly every empire worthy of the name--from ancient Rome to the United States--has sought an Egyptian obelisk to place in the center of a ceremonial space. Obelisks--giant standing stones, invented in Ancient Egypt as sacred objects--serve no practical purpose. This beautifully illustrated book traces the fate and many meanings of obelisks across nearly forty centuries--what they meant to the Egyptians, and how other cultures have borrowed, interpreted, understood, and misunderstood them through the years.
Author : Molly Swetnam-Burland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107040485
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Egypt in Italy written by Molly Swetnam-Burland and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the appetite for Egyptian and Egyptian-looking artwork in Italy during the century following Rome's annexation of Aegyptus as a province. In the early imperial period, Roman interest in Egyptian culture was widespread, as evidenced by works ranging from the monumental obelisks, brought to the capital over the Mediterranean Sea by the emperors, to locally made emulations of Egyptian artifacts found in private homes and in temples to Egyptian gods. Although the foreign appearance of these artworks was central to their appeal, this book situates them within their social, political, and artistic contexts in Roman Italy. Swetnam-Burland focuses on what these works meant to their owners and their viewers in their new settings, by exploring evidence for the artists who produced them and by examining their relationship to the contemporary literature that informed Roman perceptions of Egyptian history, customs, and myths.
Author : N. K. Jemisin
Publisher : Orbit
ISBN 13 : 0316229288
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)
Download or read book The Obelisk Gate written by N. K. Jemisin and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essun's missing daughter grows more powerful every day, and her choices may destroy the world in this "magnificent" Hugo Award winner and NYT Notable Book. (NPR) The season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night. Essun -- once Damaya, once Syenite, now avenger -- has found shelter, but not her daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request. But if Essun does what he asks, it would seal the fate of the Stillness forever. Far away, her daughter Nassun is growing in power -- and her choices will break the world. N. K. Jemisin's award winning trilogy continues in the sequel to The Fifth Season.
Author : Bob Brier
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474242944
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)
Download or read book Cleopatra's Needles written by Bob Brier and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the half-century between 1831 and 1881 three massive obelisks left Egypt for new lands. Prior to these journeys, the last large obelisk moved was the Vatican obelisk in 1586 – one of the great engineering achievements of the Renaissance. Roman emperors moved more than a dozen, but left no records of how they did it. The nineteenth-century engineers entrusted with transporting the obelisks across oceans had to invent new methods, and they were far from certain that they would work. As the three obelisks, bound for Paris, London and New York, sailed towards their new homes, the world held its breath. Newspapers reported the obelisks' daily progress, complete with dramatic illustrations of the heroic deeds of the engineers and crews struggling under nearly impossible conditions. When the obelisks finally arrived safely in their new homes, bands played Cleopatra's Needle Waltz and silver obelisk pencils dangled from fashionable ladies' necks. This turbulent era, caught up in obelisk mania, is recreated by Bob Brier in all its glory. Amid astounding tales of engineering dexterity and naval endurance, the individuals involved in transporting the obelisks and receiving them in their future homes are brought to life through their letters and diaries, newspaper articles and illustrations. Written by a renowned Egyptologist and author, this compelling book will fascinate all those interested in Egypt, its iconic monuments and the history of great endeavour.
Author : John Steele Gordon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1620406500
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)
Download or read book Washington's Monument written by John Steele Gordon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The colorful story behind one of America's greatest monuments and of the ancient obelisks of Egypt, now scattered around the world. Conceived soon after the American Revolution ended, the great monument to George Washington was not finally completed until almost a century later; the great obelisk was finished in 1884, and remains the tallest stone structure in the world at 555 feet. The story behind its construction is a largely untold and intriguing piece of American history, which acclaimed historian John Steele Gordon relates with verve, connecting it to the colorful saga of the ancient obelisks of Egypt. Nobody knows how many obelisks were crafted in ancient Egypt, or even exactly how they were created and erected since they are made out of hard granite and few known tools of the time were strong enough to work granite. Generally placed in pairs at the entrances to temples, they have in modern times been ingeniously transported around the world to Istanbul, Paris, London, New York, and many other locations. Their stories illuminate that of the Washington Monument, once again open to the public following earthquake damage, and offer a new appreciation for perhaps the most iconic memorial in the country.
Author : David Childress
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 1948803151
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (488 download)
Download or read book Obelisks: Towers of Power written by David Childress and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2019-05-18 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Childress, popular author and star of the History Channel’s show Ancient Aliens, brings us a stunning tale of archeological investigation on a megalithic scale. Childress looks into the enigma of obelisks and their purpose. Egyptologists tell us that obelisks are granite towers that symbolize a ray of the sun—a megalithic symbol of the Sun God Ra, later to be called Aton. Some obelisks weigh over 500 tons and are massive blocks of polished granite that would be extremely difficult to quarry and erect even with modern equipment. Why did ancient civilizations in Egypt, Ethiopia and elsewhere undertake the massive enterprise it would have been to erect a single obelisk, much less dozens of them? Were obelisks more than simple monuments? Were they energy towers that could receive or transmit energy? Childress takes us on an amazing journey through the history of the obelisk and its probable purpose as an energy tower. With discussions on Tesla’s wireless power, and the use of obelisks as gigantic acupuncture needles for earth, Childress shows us what the ancients were trying to achieve with their mysterious obelisks. Chapters include: Megaliths Around the World and their Purpose; Mysteries of the Unfinished Obelisk; The Crystal Towers of Egypt; The Obelisks of Ethiopia; Obelisks in Europe and Asia; Mysterious Obelisks in the Americas; The Terrible Crystal Towers of Atlantis; Tesla’s Wireless Power Distribution System; Obelisks on the Moon; more. 8-page color section.
Author : Tim Anstey
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262547503
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Things That Move written by Tim Anstey and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of architecture, not as the art of what stays but of what changes and moves. We tend to think of architecture as a practice in permanence, but what if we looked instead for an architecture of transience? In Things That Move, Tim Anstey does just that: rather than assuming that architecture is, at a certain level, stationary, he considers how architecture moves subjects (referring to its emotive potential in the experience it creates); how it moves objects (referring to how it choreographs bodies in motion); and how it is itself moved (referring to the mixture of materials, laws, affordances, and images that introduce movement into any architectural condition). The first of the book’s three sections, “Cargoes,” highlights the mobile peripheries of architectural history through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It asks what kinds of knowledge can be included under a discussion of something called architecture, noting the connections between discourses of the lithe and the technical, on the one hand, and those associated with the production of monumental, static compositions on the other. The second section, “Dispatches,” reinterprets early architectural theory by examining the Renaissance ideal of decorum, the nature of the architectural work, and the ways in which architects are constituted as authors. Lastly, “Vehicles” considers building in terms of literal and metaphorical movement, using two cases from the twentieth century that investigate the relationship between architecture and cultural memory. Using a broadly forensic approach to connect details in otherwise disparate cases, Things That Move is a breathtakingly capacious architectural account that will change the way readers understand buildings, their becoming, and their significance.
