The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Joseph Gwilt, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth. that necessary to make it slide , and , reciprocally , it will be overturned when less force is necessary to produce that effect than to make it slide . 1366. II . When the ...
Joseph Gwilt, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth. that necessary to make it slide , and , reciprocally , it will be overturned when less force is necessary to produce that effect than to make it slide . 1366. II . When the ...
Page 706
... necessary grooving , rebating , framing , tonguing , housing , beading , mitring , framing , and other workmanship necessary for completing the works . To provide good and secure casing for all the stone dressings , to protect the same ...
... necessary grooving , rebating , framing , tonguing , housing , beading , mitring , framing , and other workmanship necessary for completing the works . To provide good and secure casing for all the stone dressings , to protect the same ...
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... necessary . In sandy ground , where wheeling becomes necessary , three men will remove 30 cubic yards in a day to the distance of 20 yards , two for filling and one for wheeling . But to remove the same quantity in a day to a greater ...
... necessary . In sandy ground , where wheeling becomes necessary , three men will remove 30 cubic yards in a day to the distance of 20 yards , two for filling and one for wheeling . But to remove the same quantity in a day to a greater ...
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