The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 331
... length of the whole circumference then being divided into 360 degrees , we have 360 ° : 6-2831854 :: 1 ° 01745 . Example . Rule 2 . Required the length of an arc of 30 degrees , the radius being 9 feet . Here 01745 x 30 x 9 = 4 · 7115 ...
... length of the whole circumference then being divided into 360 degrees , we have 360 ° : 6-2831854 :: 1 ° 01745 . Example . Rule 2 . Required the length of an arc of 30 degrees , the radius being 9 feet . Here 01745 x 30 x 9 = 4 · 7115 ...
Page 416
... length , as the theory whereon the rule is founded would indicate . It be- comes , therefore , proper to modify it in some respects . 1610. Buffon's experiments show that a beam as long again as another of the same dimensions will not ...
... length , as the theory whereon the rule is founded would indicate . It be- comes , therefore , proper to modify it in some respects . 1610. Buffon's experiments show that a beam as long again as another of the same dimensions will not ...
Page 892
... length renders it im- possible for the eye to take in the whole extent at once , and therefore the comparison be- tween the height and length can never be made . " 2821. The figure of a room , too , necessarily regulates its height . If ...
... length renders it im- possible for the eye to take in the whole extent at once , and therefore the comparison be- tween the height and length can never be made . " 2821. The figure of a room , too , necessarily regulates its height . If ...
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