The ''Pyramidographia'' was a seminal historical book written by the English author
John Greaves
John Greaves (1602 – 8 October 1652) was an English mathematician, astronomer and antiquarian.
Education
Educated at Balliol College, Oxford, he was elected a Fellow of Merton College in 1624. He studied Persian and Arabic, acquired a ...
in the year 1646 about the
Pyramids of Giza
The Giza pyramid complex (also called the Giza necropolis) in Egypt is home to the Great Pyramid, the pyramid of Khafre, and the pyramid of Menkaure, along with their associated pyramid complexes and the Great Sphinx. All were built during th ...
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John Greaves
John Greaves (1602 – 8 October 1652) was an English mathematician, astronomer and antiquarian.
Education
Educated at Balliol College, Oxford, he was elected a Fellow of Merton College in 1624. He studied Persian and Arabic, acquired a ...
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Pyramid of Khafre
The pyramid of Khafre or of Chephren is the middle of the three Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza, the second tallest and second largest of the group. It is the only pyramid out of the three that still has cladding at the top. It is the tomb of t ...
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Pyramidographia, or, A description of the pyramids in Egypt , Echoes of Egypt , Yale Peabody MuseumThe book PyramidographiaPyramidographia, or, A description of the pyramids in Ægypt by Iohn Greaves ...
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Books about Egypt
1646 non-fiction books
Giza pyramid complex