Pharos: The Lighthouse at Alexandria(penelope.uchicago.edu)
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Pharos: The Lighthouse at Alexandria
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One of those topics I know almost nothing about but find fascinating. Ancient engineers building a 100+ meter tower that lasted 1,500 years.
Okay, good job putting a picture right there for once, academics.
This is a delightful little website.
Not to be confused with Pharo, the immersive programming experience: https://pharo.org/
Or Pharos, the Print Management Software which I wrestled with as an undergrad minutes before my labs so I could print and hand-in my reports.
https://www.pharos.com/
https://www.pharos.com/
Or Pharoahs, a concept from the Disney film Prince of Egypt.
That's a Dreamworks movie actually
Haha, that was part of the joke! Pharoahs aren't from the movie either! They're a real-life thing!
But named after the lighthouse, as seen in its logo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Hercules