The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 770
... ground plane , perpendicularly under the point of sight or eye of the observer , and expresses on the plan the station whence the view is taken . S is the station point in the figure , being a point on the ground plane ver- tically ...
... ground plane , perpendicularly under the point of sight or eye of the observer , and expresses on the plan the station whence the view is taken . S is the station point in the figure , being a point on the ground plane ver- tically ...
Page 1074
... ground on which they are built . Thus , to place before the reader extreme cases , which generally best illustrate a subject , let him suppose a row of hovels built in Piccadilly , and a house like Apsley House placed in Wapping High ...
... ground on which they are built . Thus , to place before the reader extreme cases , which generally best illustrate a subject , let him suppose a row of hovels built in Piccadilly , and a house like Apsley House placed in Wapping High ...
Page 1119
... ground , and the remainder under ground . A length of 463 paces , where it crossed brook and valleys , was supported on arches . To supply this in dry seasons , was conducted into it another stream of equal goodness by an aqueduct 800 ...
... ground , and the remainder under ground . A length of 463 paces , where it crossed brook and valleys , was supported on arches . To supply this in dry seasons , was conducted into it another stream of equal goodness by an aqueduct 800 ...
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