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These were large blocks poised so nicely on the : ks , that a small force applied to
them produced oscillation . The weight of the ne in Cornwall , which is granite ,
has been computed at upwards of 90 tons . 3.7 KIT'S COTTY HOUSE . ons .
These were large blocks poised so nicely on the : ks , that a small force applied to
them produced oscillation . The weight of the ne in Cornwall , which is granite ,
has been computed at upwards of 90 tons . 3.7 KIT'S COTTY HOUSE . ons .
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The power of Zenobia , who wished to shake off the subjection to Rome , was
insufficient to withstand the forces of Aurelian , and Palmyra fell into his hands
about the year 237. A slight sketch of the ruins ( fig . 114. ) is here given . The
style of ...
The power of Zenobia , who wished to shake off the subjection to Rome , was
insufficient to withstand the forces of Aurelian , and Palmyra fell into his hands
about the year 237. A slight sketch of the ruins ( fig . 114. ) is here given . The
style of ...
Page 89
describes , with much force , the delight of Constantius on contemplating it when
he made his triumphal entry into Rome . The representations make its length
1150 ft . , and its inean breadth about 470 ft . In it was the emperor's magnificent ...
describes , with much force , the delight of Constantius on contemplating it when
he made his triumphal entry into Rome . The representations make its length
1150 ft . , and its inean breadth about 470 ft . In it was the emperor's magnificent ...
Page 339
The former is the rience of forces , and the effects they produce when applied to
machines in the motion of bodies . ... of action or force between two or more
powers or weights acting against ach other , and which by destroying each
other's ...
The former is the rience of forces , and the effects they produce when applied to
machines in the motion of bodies . ... of action or force between two or more
powers or weights acting against ach other , and which by destroying each
other's ...
Page 340
If the direction of the horizontal force be prolonged till it meets the vert which
would be in the first thread if it were not drawn away by the second , we shall
triangle ADB , whose sides will express the proportion of the weight to the forces
of two ...
If the direction of the horizontal force be prolonged till it meets the vert which
would be in the first thread if it were not drawn away by the second , we shall
triangle ADB , whose sides will express the proportion of the weight to the forces
of two ...
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| 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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