The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 306
... curve , and the modes of describing it , is of great importance to the architect . Excepting the circle , which may be called an ellipsis in which the two foci coincide , it is the most generally employed curve in architecture . 1075 ...
... curve , and the modes of describing it , is of great importance to the architect . Excepting the circle , which may be called an ellipsis in which the two foci coincide , it is the most generally employed curve in architecture . 1075 ...
Page 314
... curve in the same ratio as the line itself divides the double ordinate . Let QM ( fig . 451. ) be the double ordinate , MT the tangent , AP the axis , GK the intercepted line divided by the curve in the point I ; then will GIIK :: MK ...
... curve in the same ratio as the line itself divides the double ordinate . Let QM ( fig . 451. ) be the double ordinate , MT the tangent , AP the axis , GK the intercepted line divided by the curve in the point I ; then will GIIK :: MK ...
Page 315
... curve in architecture are many . The theorists say that it is the curve of equilibrium for an arch which has to sustain a load uniformly diffused over its length , and that therefore it should be included in the depth of lintels and ...
... curve in architecture are many . The theorists say that it is the curve of equilibrium for an arch which has to sustain a load uniformly diffused over its length , and that therefore it should be included in the depth of lintels and ...
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