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Page 21
At one hundred and seventy - two feet from the portals , southward , is another
staircase of two flights ( lettered C ) , one west and the other east . On the top of
the ramp of the steps are some foliages , and a lion tearing to pieces a bull , in
bas ...
At one hundred and seventy - two feet from the portals , southward , is another
staircase of two flights ( lettered C ) , one west and the other east . On the top of
the ramp of the steps are some foliages , and a lion tearing to pieces a bull , in
bas ...
Page 331
Required the area of a parallelogram whose length is 12-25 feet , and height 8.5
feet . 12-25 x 8.5 = 104 : 125 feet , or 104 feet 14 inches . Example 2. Required
the content of a piece of land in the form of a rhombus whose length is 6.20
chains ...
Required the area of a parallelogram whose length is 12-25 feet , and height 8.5
feet . 12-25 x 8.5 = 104 : 125 feet , or 104 feet 14 inches . Example 2. Required
the content of a piece of land in the form of a rhombus whose length is 6.20
chains ...
Page 336
Whence the solidity of a body said to be of so many cubic inches , feet , yards , &
c . as will occupy its capacity or spa or another of equal magnitude . 1230. The
smallest solid measure in use with the architect is the cubic inch , from whi other ...
Whence the solidity of a body said to be of so many cubic inches , feet , yards , &
c . as will occupy its capacity or spa or another of equal magnitude . 1230. The
smallest solid measure in use with the architect is the cubic inch , from whi other ...
Page 337
Required the convex surface of a cone or circular pyramid whose slant height is
50 feet and the diameter of its base 84 feet . Here , 8.5 x 3 : 1416 x 50-2 = 667-5 ,
the convex surface required . 1233. PROBLEM III . To find the surface of the ...
Required the convex surface of a cone or circular pyramid whose slant height is
50 feet and the diameter of its base 84 feet . Here , 8.5 x 3 : 1416 x 50-2 = 667-5 ,
the convex surface required . 1233. PROBLEM III . To find the surface of the ...
Page 338
Required the content of a cone whose heighit is 104 feet and the circu ference of
its base 9 feet . Here , * 07958 ( Prob . 9. 1222. ) x 81 = 6.44598 area of base ,
And 3.5 being of 10 feet , 6-44598 x 3.5 = 22-56093 is the content required . 1236
.
Required the content of a cone whose heighit is 104 feet and the circu ference of
its base 9 feet . Here , * 07958 ( Prob . 9. 1222. ) x 81 = 6.44598 area of base ,
And 3.5 being of 10 feet , 6-44598 x 3.5 = 22-56093 is the content required . 1236
.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & Practical |
| Author | Joseph Gwilt |
| Editor | Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau Papworth |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, and Company, 1891 |
| Length | 1443 pages |
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