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Inductive Metrology

Or, the Recovery of Ancient Measures From the Monuments (Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology)

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Authors: William Matthew Flinders Petrie
  • ISBN: 9781108065764
  • Price: LE 60.40
  • Special Offer Price: LE 48.32
  • Number Of Pages: 176
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Categories Geography  
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As a young man, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942) published in 1877 this innovative approach to metrology, based on his early surveying experiences. It analyses monuments from a range of civilisations to determine their methods of linear measurement. Notably, Petrie establishes that societies without writing systems could also make accurate measurements.