Immutable laws of friction
Preparing and fitting stone blocks into the Great Pyramid of Giza
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3440347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Denys A Stocks (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 297 |
| Pages | 572-578 |
| Publication date | 2003-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00092632 |
| OpenAlex | W2203365930 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
How did the pyramid builders prepare and fit large stone blocks so that they were horizontal, orthogonal and flattened to within one hundredth of an inch? The author's experiments suggest that the surfaces were prepared using basic instruments made of rods and string, while to move the blocks the immutable laws of friction were mitigated by lubricating with mud and gypsum
Arithmetic · Geometry · Gypsum · Hundredth · Physics · Political science · Pyramid (geometry) · Rod · String (physics) · Theoretical physics · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Engineering · Geology · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · Law · Mathematics · Paleontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |