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Moving the obelisks; a chapter in engineering history in which the Vatican obelisk in Rome in 1586 was moved by muscle power, and a study of more recent similar moves.
Penn Museum Library - Egyptian Collection TH153 .D5 1952
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dibner, Bern.
- Series:
- Burndy Library. Publications in the history of science and technology ; no. 6.
- Burndy Library. Publication no. 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obelisks.
- Moving of buildings, bridges, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 61 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Norwalk, Conn. : Burndy Library, 1952.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: page 61.
- OCLC:
- 1156733
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