. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 2. DIAGRAM SHOWING AN OPTICAL EFFECT OF INEQUALITY OF STRAIGHT LINES WHICH ARE. IN FACT, OF EQUAL LENGTH. ( By .lohn \V. McKecknie. perspective expert.) highly improbable that the curves in Egyptian architecture were con- fined to the one temple of Medinet Habou, but we have seen that, owing to the late announcement by Pennethorne (1878) and the general oversight by Egyptologists of this announcement, their existence even here is still
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 2. DIAGRAM SHOWING AN OPTICAL EFFECT OF INEQUALITY OF STRAIGHT LINES WHICH ARE. IN FACT, OF EQUAL LENGTH. ( By .lohn \V. McKecknie. perspective expert.) highly improbable that the curves in Egyptian architecture were con- fined to the one temple of Medinet Habou, but we have seen that, owing to the late announcement by Pennethorne (1878) and the general oversight by Egyptologists of this announcement, their existence even here is still generally unknown to science. A few words, then, as to my own observations in Egypt. My trip here was made in the interest of other studies and the subject of lotus ornament and its influence on Greek patterns. My measurements and observations were consequently hurried and imperfect. Still, here are the facts. Although the great court at Karnak is so filled with rubbish that one can climb in several places to the top of the architraves, I am able to announce, as far as these architraves are concerned, that curves convex to the court are visible. At Luxor the cohimns of the largest court on two sides have leaned forward so far as to threaten downfall and have been shored up. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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