The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 33
... pyramid , has en- deavoured to prove that the unit of Egyptian measurement is an ell equal to 1.713 English feet , and that it is expressed a certain number of times without remainder in a correct measurement of the pyramids of Gizeh ...
... pyramid , has en- deavoured to prove that the unit of Egyptian measurement is an ell equal to 1.713 English feet , and that it is expressed a certain number of times without remainder in a correct measurement of the pyramids of Gizeh ...
Page 285
... pyramid are equal solids if the space inclosed within the cone be equal to the space inclosed within the pyramid . 12. Similar solids are such as consist of an equal number of physical points disposed in the same manner . Thus ( in the ...
... pyramid are equal solids if the space inclosed within the cone be equal to the space inclosed within the pyramid . 12. Similar solids are such as consist of an equal number of physical points disposed in the same manner . Thus ( in the ...
Page 288
... pyramid C ( fig . 351. ) have the same base AD , and let the ver- tex of the pyramid be at the centre of the cube C ; this pyramid is equal to a third part of the product of its height and base . Conceive right lines drawn from the ...
... pyramid C ( fig . 351. ) have the same base AD , and let the ver- tex of the pyramid be at the centre of the cube C ; this pyramid is equal to a third part of the product of its height and base . Conceive right lines drawn from the ...
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