The Royal Cubits

By Jonathan Wilkie

The origins of lineal measurement remain shrouded in history. Which civilization was the first to create a ruler is uncertain, but the Egyptian, Hebraic, and Mesopotamian civilizations all required, from their very inception, a standardized single measuring system to determine lengths and weights. The standards that were established were kept in the temples and palaces of the time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Apr 15, 2016
• ISBN: 9781524601126

Jonathan Wilkie

Jonathan Wilkie is a student of history. His love for history came from his father Robert, who taught him to respect the past. As a result Jonathan made it a point to study history especially ancient history. He still studies it today. In 1990 he wrote The Royal Cubits because his company Continental Granite Corp. manufactured industrial surface plates, precision measuring instruments. This business founded by his father, conducted research on the origins of measurement. Jonathan's grandfather founded what became the DoAll companies, a worldwide industrial supply firm that today employs around 5000 people. They manufacture and sell machine tools, hydraulic components, tools and tooling, even rulers! Jonathan is a master machinist by training, and worked for the DoAll Companies for 50 years before retiring in Vero Beach, Florida in 2007. Jonathan worked as, an international executive working as, mainly a member of the board of all 78 DoAll Companies and was once CEO of the Wilkie Brothers Foundation. Today Jonathan is a happy retired student of history, the arts, literature and especially poetry. He is a poet and was the editor of his college newspaper. Now finally Jonathan is sharing his 1990 book, this book, with the world!

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Published by AuthorHouse 06/30/2016

ISBN: 978-1-5246-0113-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-0112-6 (e)

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CONTENTS

THE ROYAL CUBIT COLLECTION

ABOUT YOUR NEW CUBIT

THE HISTORY OF CUBIT RODS

THE STONE FRAGMENTS

THE CEREMONIAL CUBIT OF AMENEMOPE

THE METROLOGY OF ROYAL CUBITS

MUSEUMS HOUSING EGYPTIAN COLLECTIONS

CONTINENTAL GRANITE

A CUBIT BIBLIOGRAPHY

THE ROYAL CUBIT COLLECTION

The Royal Cubit Collection is being produced as a celebration of the origins of lineal measurement. The delicate symmetry of these ancient rulers can now be shared and the mystery surrounding them exposed. The Royal Cubit Collection brings this history out of the archives and into your home.

These cubit replicas are only possible to produce thanks to very recent advancements in stone engraving technology. Only through these methods is this level of quality reproduction possible. Not only does the item look beautiful, it feels it!

Beyond its physical presence is the history that these rulers represent. They are the foundation of all modern measurement and were the standard for more than 3000 years. The Ceremonial Cubit of Amenemope was a sacred religious object, and Royal Cubits are more than measuring tools. The history of their uses has many interesting facets.

Twenty eight editions of cubit replicas are planned for the total run of production within the Royal Cubit collection. One edition will be produced for each finger of length (digit) on your cubit replica. Each limited edition will be produced in a different kind of material for both the cubit replica and case.

The ancient Egyptians used a large range of materials and only materials that were available to them will be used in the cubit rod reproductions. This provides a broad material selection list to choose from including the following possibilities: