An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 904
Joseph Gwilt Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth. Feet . In . Half the height of the pediment is 4 2 entablature 11 4 15 6 Total height of superincumbent mass which is exactly one - half of 31 feet , the height of the columns ; so that ...
Joseph Gwilt Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth. Feet . In . Half the height of the pediment is 4 2 entablature 11 4 15 6 Total height of superincumbent mass which is exactly one - half of 31 feet , the height of the columns ; so that ...
Page 911
... feet 74 inches , and their united mean diameter 12 feet 9 inches , which being multiplied together produce 275 feet 8 inches , or nearly equivalent to the area of the mass they support . Το obtain the exact quantity of mass and void ...
... feet 74 inches , and their united mean diameter 12 feet 9 inches , which being multiplied together produce 275 feet 8 inches , or nearly equivalent to the area of the mass they support . Το obtain the exact quantity of mass and void ...
Page 912
... feet 9 inches , and of the pediment 7 feet 5 inches ; taking away half the height of the pediment , we have 39 feet 11 inches and 6 parts , which may be considered as 40 feet ; this multiplied by the width produces for the entire area 1746 ...
... feet 9 inches , and of the pediment 7 feet 5 inches ; taking away half the height of the pediment , we have 39 feet 11 inches and 6 parts , which may be considered as 40 feet ; this multiplied by the width produces for the entire area 1746 ...
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