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Title: Life and work at the Great Pyramid during the months of January, February, March, and April, A.D. 1865 : with a discussion of the facts ascertained
Year: 1867 (1860s)
Authors: Smyth, C. Piazzi (Charles Piazzi), 1819-1900
Subjects: Pyramids Excavations (Archaeology) Pyramids of Giza (Egypt) Great Pyramid (Egypt)
Publisher: Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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