Inductive Metrology: Or, the Recovery of Ancient Measures from the Monuments

by William Matthew Flinders Petrie

Book Overview

Among the leading Egyptologists of his day, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. As a young man, he demonstrated an aptitude for mathematics and used this skill to measure monuments across the south of England, including Stonehenge. Published in 1877, this work was based in part on these early surveys and provides great insight into the linear measurements used by ancient...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108065767
• ISBN13: 9781108065764
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"