CONTENTS 



OF 



THE FIRST VOLUME. 



(SECOND SERIES.) 



CHAPTER XI. 



Page 



Richness of Egypt. Shepherds, or Hycsos, a Tartar Race '2 

 Rich Countries exposed to Invasion. Duration of the Power 

 of Egypt ...... 3 



Attention paid to Agriculture. Resources and Army of 

 Egypt -...._. 4. 



Egypt famed for Agriculture and Manufactures - - 5 



Agricultural Representations. Origin of Geometry - 6 



Measuring Land to ascertain the Extent of the Possessions 

 of each Individual. Survey of the Country, and Deter- 

 mination of the Levels - . _ . _ 7 

 Menes turned the Course of the Nile. Dykes, Sluices, and 

 mechanical Inventions connected with the Inundation. 

 Nilometers . . _ _ - 8 

 The Introduction of the Water by Canals into the Fields. 



Propitiation of the God of the River . - - 9 



The Inundation. Rain rare in Egypt - - - 1() 



Early Study of Astronomy connected also with the In- 

 undation - . - _ . - - H 

 Books of Hermes. Ages of Civilisation even before Menes. 



Calculation of the Return of the Seasons - - 12 



Division of the Year, originally into Lunar Months. Sub- 

 stitution of Solar for Lunar Months. The Five Days - ].'3 

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