To the earliest Egyptians, Sirius/Sothis was the home of departed souls. Assem Deif* shows how the triad Osiris-Isis-Nephthys affected other cultures
The place is the Isis-Hathor Temple of Denderah, where the priests hasten along the columned aisle (...)
A wealth of lunacy is associated with the Great Pyramid. Assem Deif* suggests that unorthodox views ignore the provenance of the pyramid and its place in the context of the overall pyramid complex and necropolis
It has variously been claimed that (...)
For thousands of years, the riddle of the Pyramids has puzzled observers. Assem Deif* looks to the skies for an answer
Speaking of Egypt, it is the Pyramids that spring to mind. Their grandeur, their mystery and their architecture have caused more (...)
Artists reckon that the "Golden Ratio", also called the "Golden Section Phi" and nature's most astonishing number, is the ratio that controls the proportions of all beautiful objects, writes Assem Deif*
It is said that a well-proportioned face must (...)
The mathematical system in ancient Egypt was application-oriented, devised -- complete with fractions -- to manage practical matters. Assem Deif sums up the old methods
If an ancient Egyptian wanted to divide a loaf of bread among a group of workers (...)
Did the Ancient Egyptians possess an ingenious skill for calculation? Assem Deif* works out an ancient problem
The Greeks developed mathematics as a deductive science that reached its climax with Euclid of Alexandria in his masterpiece The Elements. (...)