Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt

A unique book, learn about the architecture of the pyramids and mathematical calculations. Ebook Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt.

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Corinna Rossi explores the use of numbers and geometrical figures by the Ancient Egyptians in their architectural projects and buildings. Whereas previous architectural studies have searched for "universal rules" to explain the entire history of Egyptian architecture, Rossi reconciles the approaches of architectural historians and archaeologists by testing architectural theories. This book is essential reading for all scholars of Ancient Egypt and the architecture of ancient cultures. (amazon)

Here are the contents of the ebook architecture:
Part I Proportions in ancient Egyptian architecture
1 In search of ‘the rule’ for ancient Egyptian

".... Ancient Egyptian architecture began to be included in the studies on architectural proportions when more reliable reproductions of the monuments became available. In the nineteenth century, drawings from the Description and from the publications of early travellers were the sole sources that the architectural historians could use in their studies. (quoted from page 7)"

2 Mathematics and architecture in ancient Egypt

"One of the most common faults of the modern approach to the problem of proportions in ancient architecture is the adoption of a mathematical system which is chronologically inappropriate. As we have seen, many of the modern theories involving the Golden Section in the interpretation of ancient Egyptian art and architecture are based on the calculation of according to our mathematical system. The ancient Egyptians, however, used a different mathematical language, adopted different methods and expressed the results in a different way. If a calculation works or a pattern appears in our own mathematical system, this does not imply that exactly the same would happen in theirs. Moreover, in some cases the question to ask is not only if a method would have worked in a certain mathematical system, but also if that method would have been produced and adopted by that mathematical mentality. (page 58)"

Part II Ancient Egyptian sources: construction and representation of space
3 Documents on the planning and building process
4 Foundation rituals

Part III The geometry of pyramids
5 Symbolic shape and constructional problems
6 The proportions of pyramids
7 Pyramids and triangles

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Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt