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... direction of a radial plane of the original tree , and to the heat and drought of Egypt , -set the bar twisting at such a rate in the plane of its breadth , great as that was , that in a short time it would no longer go into its box ...
... direction of a radial plane of the original tree , and to the heat and drought of Egypt , -set the bar twisting at such a rate in the plane of its breadth , great as that was , that in a short time it would no longer go into its box ...
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... direction of a perpen- dicular to the line of the passage . The line finds itself on that particular stone , whose lower or southern end is perpendicular to the passage , while its upper and northern end is approaching to the vertical ...
... direction of a perpen- dicular to the line of the passage . The line finds itself on that particular stone , whose lower or southern end is perpendicular to the passage , while its upper and northern end is approaching to the vertical ...
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... direction of the ramp ; they are in- flicted upon and along its upright edge , close under the top , and towards axis of Gallery . But although the very same lines are traceable far , they do not extend the whole distance , being more ...
... direction of the ramp ; they are in- flicted upon and along its upright edge , close under the top , and towards axis of Gallery . But although the very same lines are traceable far , they do not extend the whole distance , being more ...
Page 88
... direction shown in the figure . ' I cannot altogether understand the me- chanics of this paragraph , combined with the Pyra- mid method of forming the roofs of passages ; generally by large stones spanning all across them , and far over ...
... direction shown in the figure . ' I cannot altogether understand the me- chanics of this paragraph , combined with the Pyra- mid method of forming the roofs of passages ; generally by large stones spanning all across them , and far over ...
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... direction of coffer's sides being thus : - South - East corner , from South wall , • South - West 99 North - East 99 99 North 99 North - West 99 99 North - West South - West West 99 99 99 = 68.6 = 67.9 47.7 = 48.6 = 53.8 = 56.3 KING'S ...
... direction of coffer's sides being thus : - South - East corner , from South wall , • South - West 99 North - East 99 99 North 99 North - West 99 99 North - West South - West West 99 99 99 = 68.6 = 67.9 47.7 = 48.6 = 53.8 = 56.3 KING'S ...
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Expressions et termes fréquents
air-channel altitude-azimuth ancient angle antechamber ascending passage axis of passage Azimuth Trench basalt bottom breadth British inches broken Cairo calendar casing-stones ceiling centre Cirro-cumuli Cirro-strati Cirrus clinometer coffer Computed correction cubic foot Cubit depth Diagonals East side East Tombs East wall Eastern side Egyptian entrance passage February 21 festival Grand Gallery granite leaf granite portcullis haze hole horizontal passage incline index-error Inglis instrument joint to joint King's chamber limestone line A B Lower Upper Lower March 11 Mean ment Microscope middle North end North side North to South North wall North-east corner North-west northern Number observations Plate Pleiades Pyramid Hill Queen's chamber ramp roof sacred Cubit sarcophagus Second Pyramid sextant signal slider socket South end South side South wall South-east South-west step stone surface tance thickness tion Uncia upper end Upper Lower Upper Vapour Vertical height wall of Grand West side West wall Whole course
Fréquemment cités
Page 460 - And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other : it was round all about, and his height was five cubits : and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
Page 379 - When the prayers were finished at the marae, and the banquet ended, a usage prevailed much resembling the popish custom of mass for souls in purgatory. Each individual returned to his home, or to his family marae, there to offer special prayers for the spirits of departed relatives...
Page 399 - In this month the god comes from Bulu, ' " the world of spirits, to make the bread-fruit and ' " other fruit-trees blossom and yield fruit. He ' " seems to be a god of peace, and cannot endure ' " any noise or disturbance, and his feelings in this ' " respect are most scrupulously regarded by the ' " natives. They, therefore, live very quietly dur...
Page 377 - they do, according to their manner, worship the hosts of heaven, and believe particular constellations rule natural causes. For such they have names, and sing and dance to gain the favour of the Pleiades (MormodellicK), the constellation worshipped by one body as the giver of rain; but if it should be deferred, instead of blessings curses are apt to be bestowed upon it.
Page 367 - This startling fact at once drew my attention to the question : How was this uniformity in the time of observance preserved, not only in far distant quarters of the globe, but also through that vast lapse of time since the...
Page 456 - ... the lid (otherwise called the mercy-seat). Their wings, which were spread out over the top of the ark, formed the throne of God — the King of Israel — while the ark itself was His foot-stool (Exodus xxv., 10-22 ; xxxvii., 1-9).
Page 439 - Seventy-two divine ages are one manwantara. * * * The aggregate of four ages they call a divine age, and believe that in every thousand such ages, or in every day of Brahma, fourteen Menus are successively invested with the sovereignty of the earth. Each Menu they suppose transmits his authority to his sons and grandsons during a period of seventy-two divine ages, and such a period they call a manwantara. Thirty such days (of the Creator), or...
Page 333 - A dissertation upon the sacred Cubit of the Jews, and the Cubits of the several nations, in which, from the dimensions of the greatest Egyptian Pyramid, as taken by Mr. Greaves, the ancient cubit of Memphis is determined.
Page 354 - I mould choofe iq pitch upon the length of the chamber in the middle of the Pyramid, where the king's monument ftood, being very large, and built with admirable skill ; which length was the twentieth part of the length of the whole Pyramid, and contained 20 Cubits, and which was very carefully meafured by Mr. Greaves, as he informs us himfelf.
Page 392 - Isis, according to some, signifies ancient, and, on that account, the inscriptions on the statues of the goddess were often in these words : I am all that has been, that shall be, and none among mortals has hitherto taken off my veil.