 Hecatseus measured its rooms, its courtyards, and its avenue of sphinxes ; and by his measurements we can now distinguish its ruins from those of the other palaces of Thebes. One of its rooms, perhaps after the days of its builder, had been fitted up...  The History of Egypt Under the Ptolemies - Página 50por Samuel Sharpe - 1838 - 220 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | John Vose - 1834 - 230 páginas
...there was a golden circle of 365 cubits in circumference, divided into 365 equal parts, according to the days of the year, with the heliacal rising and setting of the stars for each day. It is proper to state, that, whatever may be thought of the tower of Belus, or the circle... | |
 | William Henry Bartlett - 1849 - 388 páginas
...and by his measurements we can now distinguish its ruins from those of the other palaces of Thebes. One of its rooms, perhaps after the days of its builder, had been fitted up for a library, and held the histories and records of the priests; but the golden zodiac or circle,... | |
 | William Henry Bartlett - 1849 - 376 páginas
...and by his measurements we can now distinguish its ruins from those of the other palaces of Thebes. One of its rooms, perhaps after the days of its builder, had been fitted up for a library, and held the histories and records of the priests; but the golden zodiac or circle,... | |
 | William Henry Bartlett - 1851 - 384 páginas
...and by his measurements we can now distinguish its ruins from those of the other palaces of Thebes. One of its rooms, perhaps after the days of its builder, had been f'tted up for a library, and held the histories and records of the priests ; but the golden zodiac... | |
 | Samuel Sharpe - 1859 - 450 páginas
...and by his measurements we can now distinguish its ruins from those of the other palaces of Thebes. One of its rooms, perhaps after the days of its builder,...which were engraved the days of the year, with the stars which were seen to rise at sun-rise and set at sun-set, by which each day was known, had been... | |
 | Samuel Sharpe - 1870 - 492 páginas
...and by his measurements wo ean now distinguish its ruins from these of the other palaees of Thebes. One of its rooms, perhaps after the days of its builder,...fitted up as a library, and held the histories and reeords of the priests; but the golden zodiae or eirele on whieh were engraved the days of the year,... | |
 | Samuel Sharpe - 1876 - 500 páginas
...and by his measurements we can now distinguish its ruins from those of the other palaces of Thebes. One of its rooms, perhaps after the days of its builder,...which were engraved the days of the year, with the stars which were seen to rise at sunrise and set at sunset, by which each day was known, had been taken... | |
 | Edward Henry Knight - 1876 - 1002 páginas
...earliest instruments on record is that in the Memnonium, the great palace of Rameses II. It consisted of a golden zodiac or circle on which were engraved the...setting of the stars by which each day was known. This golden planisphere was placed immediately over the sepulchre, upon a base 365 cubits (5474 feet)... | |
 | Edward Henry Knight - 1876 - 1004 páginas
...instrumenta on record is that in the Memnonium, the great palace of Barneses II. It consisted of a golden zodiac or circle on which were engraved the days of the year, with the heliacal rising und setting of the stars by which each day was known. This golden planisphere was placed immediately... | |
 | Samuel Sharpe - 1885 - 512 páginas
...and by his measurements we can now distinguish its ruins from those of the other palaces of Thebes. One of its rooms, perhaps after the days of its builder,...which were engraved the days of the year, with the stars which were seen to rise at sunrise and set at sunset, by which each day was known, had been taken... | |
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