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Book Notes of Research on the New York Obelisk

Download or read book Notes of Research on the New York Obelisk written by Alexis Anastay Julien and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The New York Obelisk  Or  How Cleopatra s Needle Came to New York and what Happened when it Got Here

Download or read book The New York Obelisk Or How Cleopatra s Needle Came to New York and what Happened when it Got Here written by Martina D'Alton and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1993 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This delightful book tells the story of how Cleopatra's needle, the popular Egyptian obelisk that is now located in Manhattan's Central Park, came to New York in January of 1881.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.

Book Contributions from the Geological Department of Columbia University

Download or read book Contributions from the Geological Department of Columbia University written by Columbia University. Dept. of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Download or read book Bulletin of the Geological Society of America written by Geological Society of America and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 1-44 include Proceedings of the annual meeting, 1889-1933, later published separately.

Book Egyptomania

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bob Brier
  • Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
  • Release : 2013-11-12
  • ISBN : 113740146X
  • Pages : 273 pages

Download or read book Egyptomania written by Bob Brier and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world has always been fascinated with ancient Egypt. When the Romans conquered Egypt, it was really Egypt that conquered the Romans. Cleopatra captivated both Caesar and Marc Antony and soon Roman ladies were worshipping Isis and wearing vials of Nile water around their necks. What is it about ancient Egypt that breeds such obsession and imitation? Egyptomania explores the burning fascination with all things Egyptian and the events that fanned the flames--from ancient times, to Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the Discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb by Howard Carter in the 1920s. For forty years, Bob Brier, one of the world's foremost Egyptologists, has been amassing one of the largest collections of Egyptian memorabilia and seeking to understand the pull of ancient Egypt on our world today. In this original and groundbreaking book, with twenty-four pages of color photos from the author's collection, he explores our three-thousand-year-old fixation with recovering Egyptian culture and its meaning. He traces our enthrallment with the mummies that seem to have cheated death and the pyramids that seem as if they will last forever. Drawing on his personal collection — from Napoleon's twenty-volume Egypt encyclopedia to Howard Carter's letters written from the Valley of the Kings as he was excavating — this is an inventive and mesmerizing tour of how an ancient civilization endures in ours today.

Book Alphabetical Finding List

Download or read book Alphabetical Finding List written by Princeton University. Library and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cleopatra s Needles

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bob Brier
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2016-04-21
  • ISBN : 1474242944
  • Pages : 249 pages

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.

Book The American Naturalist

Download or read book The American Naturalist written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 1218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Popular Science

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1894-03
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 144 pages

Download or read book Popular Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1894-03 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.

Book Popular Science

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  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1894-09
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 144 pages

Download or read book Popular Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1894-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.

Book Annual Report

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  • Author : New York Society Library
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1893
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 798 pages

Download or read book Annual Report written by New York Society Library and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nature

Download or read book Nature written by Sir Norman Lockyer and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nature

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  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1894
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 892 pages

Download or read book Nature written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 892 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901  Main part

Download or read book Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901 Main part written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The New York Obelisk  Cleopatra s Needle

Download or read book The New York Obelisk Cleopatra s Needle written by Charles Edward Moldenke and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The New York Obelisk

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  • Author : Charles E. Moldenke
  • Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
  • Release : 2020-08-15
  • ISBN : 3752443162
  • Pages : 214 pages

Download or read book The New York Obelisk written by Charles E. Moldenke and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The New York Obelisk by Charles E. Moldenke