The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 178
... extremely high and acute , sometimes with and sometimes without niches under them . In east and west fronts the niches are filled with statues of the size of life and larger , and are crowned with trefoil , & c . heads , or extremely ...
... extremely high and acute , sometimes with and sometimes without niches under them . In east and west fronts the niches are filled with statues of the size of life and larger , and are crowned with trefoil , & c . heads , or extremely ...
Page 510
... extremely scarce , it is now more abun- dant than any of the other metals , and is , at the same time , the most useful . Although , with the exception of tin , it is the lightest of all metals ; yet it is , when pure , very malleable ...
... extremely scarce , it is now more abun- dant than any of the other metals , and is , at the same time , the most useful . Although , with the exception of tin , it is the lightest of all metals ; yet it is , when pure , very malleable ...
Page 543
... extremely fine crystal glass is obtained from 16 parts of quartz , 8 of pure potash , 6 of calcined borax , 3 of flake white , and 1 of nitre . The specific gravity of glass is about 2600 ; of French plates , 2840 ; of English flint ...
... extremely fine crystal glass is obtained from 16 parts of quartz , 8 of pure potash , 6 of calcined borax , 3 of flake white , and 1 of nitre . The specific gravity of glass is about 2600 ; of French plates , 2840 ; of English flint ...
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