
The ancient Egyptians laid the foundations of many sciences and some of their discoveries influenced Greek and Roman science. In the field of acoustics we know from the Roman architect, Vetruvius, that acoustic techniques were employed in both the Roman and Greek cultures; but were their architects inspired by acoustical knowledge obtained from ancient Egypt?
Few who have experienced the acoustics of the Great Pyramid's King's Chamber have not walked away with a feeling of awe, in some cases coupled with an impression that the chamber was designed to be reverberative.
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