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Page 46
Round the foot on the exterior is a balcony with a rail in front , The roof resembles
that of the peristyle , and has its angles similarly ornamented . The buildings are
all covered with green varnished tiles . 105. The Chinese towers , which also ...
Round the foot on the exterior is a balcony with a rail in front , The roof resembles
that of the peristyle , and has its angles similarly ornamented . The buildings are
all covered with green varnished tiles . 105. The Chinese towers , which also ...
Page 61
Under this new order , they placed a base as a to the foot . They also added
volutes to the capital , resembling the graceful curls of air , hanging therefrom , to
the right and left , certain mouldings and foliage . On the channels were sunk ...
Under this new order , they placed a base as a to the foot . They also added
volutes to the capital , resembling the graceful curls of air , hanging therefrom , to
the right and left , certain mouldings and foliage . On the channels were sunk ...
Page 295
Let it be of feet , tenths and hundredth parts of a foot . Set off on AB ( fig . 394. ) as
many times as necessary , the number of feet by equal distances . Divide AG into
ten equal parts . On AB raise the perpendiculars BD , GG , and AC , and set off ...
Let it be of feet , tenths and hundredth parts of a foot . Set off on AB ( fig . 394. ) as
many times as necessary , the number of feet by equal distances . Divide AG into
ten equal parts . On AB raise the perpendiculars BD , GG , and AC , and set off ...
Page 353
... the pressures , the friction diminished or the velocities inreased For a pressure
of 100 to 4000 pounds on a square foot , the friction is about esides for each
square foot a resistance of 1 } pounds , exclusive of pressure increasing a little
with ...
... the pressures , the friction diminished or the velocities inreased For a pressure
of 100 to 4000 pounds on a square foot , the friction is about esides for each
square foot a resistance of 1 } pounds , exclusive of pressure increasing a little
with ...
Page 354
1 foot in a day . The following exhib tabular view of the immediate force of men ,
without deduction for friction . Such a work is the measuring unit in the third
column of the table . ARS OPERATIVE . Force . Continuance . Day's W ੪੪ 2.8
34 sec ...
1 foot in a day . The following exhib tabular view of the immediate force of men ,
without deduction for friction . Such a work is the measuring unit in the third
column of the table . ARS OPERATIVE . Force . Continuance . Day's W ੪੪ 2.8
34 sec ...
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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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