Summary
In Building Pharaoh's Chariot, a team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers, and horse trainers join forces to build and test two highly accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots. They discover advanced features, including spoked wheels, springs, shock absorbers, anti-roll bars, and even a convex-shaped rear mirror, leading one of them to compare the level of design to the engineering standards of 1930s-era Buicks!
In Building Pharaoh's Chariot, a team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers, and horse trainers join forces to build and test two highly accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots. They discover advanced features, including spoked wheels, springs, shock absorbers, anti-roll bars, and even a convex shaped rear mirror, leading one of them to compare the level of design to the engineering standards of 1930's-era Buicks!
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Chariots
-- Design and construction.
Pharaohs. Egypt -- Antiquities -- Technology. Egypt -- Antiquities. Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Educational television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [Boston, MA] :WGBH Educational Foundation :2013 Distributed by PBS Distribution, |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Nova (Television program) |
| Contributors |
O'Collins, Martin.
Goritsas, Demetri. TV6 (Firm) WGBH Educational Foundation. PBS Distribution (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Narrator, Demetri Goritsas. |
| Other Contributors |
Editor, Tim Waymouth ; camera, Colin Clarke ; music, Audio Network. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Notes |
Title from disc surface. Originally broadcast on television by PBS as an episode of the television program Nova in 2013. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781608838448 1608838447 |
| Other | Classic View |