Egyptians

Examples

• The Egyptians were the earliest and greatest agriculturists, and from them the art was learned by the Greeks. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The Greeks derived their musical instruments from the Egyptians, and the Romans borrowed theirs from the Greeks, but neither the Greeks nor the Romans invented any. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Suffice it to say that Cr?sus made a defensive alliance both with the Lacedemonians and the Egyptians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• About 5000 B.C., or earlier, the traces of these primitive peoples cease, and the true Egyptians appear on the scene. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The Chinese, the Hindoos, Egyptians, and other Orientals had Invented Both Arts. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The Egyptians even developed an apparatus for telling the time by reference to the stars--a star-clock similar in its purpose to the sundial. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Like the Egyptians, the Babylonians were not greatly concerned at a change of rule to Macedonian from Persian. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• By t he Egyptians, also, was carefully observed the season of the year at which certain stars and constellations were visible at dawn. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Of course we were besieged by a rabble of muscular Egyptians and Arabs who wanted the contract of dragging us to the top--all tourists are. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The Ebers papyr us shows that the Egyptians knew of the development of the beetle from the egg, of the blow-fly from the larva, and of the frog from the tadpole. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• In the Ateuchus or sacred beetle of the Egyptians, they are totally deficient. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• It appears to have been unknown to the Assyrians and Egyptians, or if known, its knowledge confined to their wise men, as it does not appear in any of their monuments. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It is not certain whether the Neolithic pastoral people who left those remains were the direct ancestors of the later Egyptians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• For the Egyptians, geometry was concerned w ith surfaces and dimensions, with areas and cubical contents; for the Greek, with his powers of abstraction, it became a study of line and angle. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• The Egyptians, the Hebrews and the Chinese, and Oriental nations generally had locks and keys of ponderous size. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• He approximated more closely than the Egyptians the solution of the problem of the relation between the area of a circle and the radius. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• In their variou s industries the Egyptians made use of gold, silver, bronze (which on analysis is found to consist of copper, tin, and a trace of lead, etc. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Like the Egyptians, the Babylonians took special note of the stars and star-groups that were to be seen at dawn at different times of the year. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Egypt was conquered by nomadic Semites, who founded a shepherd dynasty, the Hyksos (XVIth), which was finally expelled by native Egyptians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• In 5000 B.C. the Sumerians and Egyptians probably knew as little of one another. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The Egyptians the Earliest and Greatest Agriculturists. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The magnifying power of glass balls was known to the Chinese, Japanese, Assyrians and Egyptians, and a lens made of rock crystal was found among the ruins of Ninevah. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In the second century before Christ, the Egyptians had pumps worked by levers to put out their fires. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The Egyptians also were with the Macedonians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The Egyptians have left a record of its use, thirty-four centuries ago, and its use has been continuous ever since. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The words of Phaedrus, 'O Socrates, you can easily invent Egyptians or anything,' are recalled to our mind as we read this lifelike fiction. Plato. The Republic.
• The Furniture of the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• It seems to have been in this manner that the ancient Egyptians and the modern Chinese acquired their great wealth. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The Egyptians also made ropes from papyrus and palm fibers, of which specimens still exist. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

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