Hermione Wrote:
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> waggy Wrote:
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> ...
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> > He is referring to the 2nd edition, which is a
> > much condensed version of the 1st edition.
> > The link you provided is basically a reprint of
> > the 2nd edition, which is complete, page
> numbers
> > etc: the only difference being a modern update
> at
> > the end by Hawass.
> > So basically your link is the 2nd edition, and
> my
> > link is the much more detailed 1st edition.
>
>
> I'm getting confused now, with all these different
> editions!
>
> Mark Heaton originally said:
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All these measurements are listed on page
> 27 and page 28 of Petrie's second edition with a
> table of his adjusted measurements ay the bottom
> of page 27.
>
> I suspect that this is the 1885 edition, that is
> proving so elusive online
... The 1883
> one you can find everywhere, but not the 1885 one
> ...
Your link to the 2nd edition is the 1885 publication. If you go to the preface page you will see that it is dated 1885. Only the 1st edition was published in 1883.