The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 92
... means of estimating their extraordinary power , skill , and industry . They are works which sink into nothingness all other remnants of antiquity , not even excluding the amphitheatres , which we shall soon have to notice , because they ...
... means of estimating their extraordinary power , skill , and industry . They are works which sink into nothingness all other remnants of antiquity , not even excluding the amphitheatres , which we shall soon have to notice , because they ...
Page 279
... means , that is , to the square of cd . Again , the square of CD and the rectangle of the lines CF , CL , being ... means CF , FD . 952. PROP . LXXIV . To find a mean proportional between two given lines . Let there be two lines A , C ...
... means , that is , to the square of cd . Again , the square of CD and the rectangle of the lines CF , CL , being ... means CF , FD . 952. PROP . LXXIV . To find a mean proportional between two given lines . Let there be two lines A , C ...
Page 1067
... means , such as the fan driven by steam power , is practised with great success at the Reform Club House , the General Post Office , and many other buildings , public and private , and especially in factories . The fan is regulated to a ...
... means , such as the fan driven by steam power , is practised with great success at the Reform Club House , the General Post Office , and many other buildings , public and private , and especially in factories . The fan is regulated to a ...
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