The Pharos Lighthouse In Alexandria

ISBN-13: 9781032569369 / Twarda / 2024 / 264 str.

Andrew Michael Chugg

Opis

This comprehensive and insightful book brings scientific rigor to the problems of reconstructing the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and understanding how it functioned as the archetypal lighthouse in antiquity, when it was described as a “second Sun”.

Spis treści

1. The Genesis of the Pharos; 2. The Fame of the Pharos; 3. The Fate of the Pharos; 4. Fantasies of the Pharos; 5. The Form of the Pharos; 6. The Technical Task of Contriving Tall Towers; 7. The Pharos’ Height from the Range of its Light; 8. The Crowning Statue & Other Adornments; 9. The Light of the Pharos; 10. A Framework for Reconstruction; 11. Towards a Virtual Pharos; 12. The Modern Legacy of an Antique Wonder; Appendix A: Evidence & Antique Testimony; Appendix B: Alfred Butler on the Pharos.

O autorze

Andrew Michael Chugg is the author of books on The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great and Alexander’s Lovers as well as articles and papers on ancient history subjects. He is an historian and a scientist, being also an expert on electromagnetics and ionising radiation at MBDA UK Ltd.