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RefNoAP/66/21
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished paper, 'Notes on some particular relations which appear in the Great Pyramid from the precise measures of Mr Flinders' by D V Downing
CreatorDowning; D V (fl 1890)
Date1890
DescriptionDowning writes on the design of the Great Pyramid of Giza, presenting measurements of the King's Chamber and passages inside the Pyramid.

Annotations in ink throughout.

Subject: Geometry / Archaeology

Received 13 March 1890. Read 17 April 1890. Communicated by [Frederick] Abel.
Extent14p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordNLB/4/233
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3596Abel; Sir; Frederick Augustus (1827 - 1902)1827 - 1902
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