Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves,... many of which are now first published. I. Pyramidographia, or a Description of the pyramids in Egypt, with a great many additions and alterations, from a…

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Miscellaneous works of Mr. John Greaves,... many of which are now first published. I. Pyramidographia, or a Description of the pyramids in Egypt, with a great many additions and alterations, from a copy corrected by the author. II. A Discourse of the Roman foot and denarius... III. Tracts upon various subjects, letters, poems and observations in his travels in Italy, Turky and Egypt. IV. A Description of the Grand seignor's seraglio. To which are added : I. Reflections on the Pyramidographia, written by an anonymous author, soon after the publication of that book. II. 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 antient cubit of Memphis is determined, translated from the Latin of sir Isaac Newton, not yet published... To the whole is prefix'd an Historical and critical account of the life and writings of the author... Published by Thomas Birch,...

Auteur :

John Greaves

Adresse :

London, J. Brindley

Date :

1737

Description matérielle :

2 vol. in-8° , pl.

Source :

Bibliothèque nationale de France (2023)

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Exemplaire ne comprenant que "Miscelleaneous tracts, letters, poems, etc. [Reflections on Mr. Greaves's Pyramidographia ; A Dissertation upon the sacred cubit of the Jews] et A Description of the Grand Seignor's seraglio, or Turkish emperor's court".

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