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Page 108
... which encompasses the dume lightly reposes on four strong arches , and their
weight is firmly supported by four massy piles ( piers ) , “ whose strength is
assisted on the northern and southern sides by four columns of Egyptian granite .
... which encompasses the dume lightly reposes on four strong arches , and their
weight is firmly supported by four massy piles ( piers ) , “ whose strength is
assisted on the northern and southern sides by four columns of Egyptian granite .
Page 355
The most advantageous weight for a man of common strength to carry horizonally
, is 111 pounds ; or , if he return unladen , 135 . With wheelbarrows , men will do
half is much more work , as with hods . Coulomb . | The following table exhibits ...
The most advantageous weight for a man of common strength to carry horizonally
, is 111 pounds ; or , if he return unladen , 135 . With wheelbarrows , men will do
half is much more work , as with hods . Coulomb . | The following table exhibits ...
Page 356
Desaguliers observes , that the best and most effectual action of a man is exerted
in rowing , in which he not only acts with more muscles at once for overco
resistance than in any other application of his strength , but that , as he pulls
backw his ...
Desaguliers observes , that the best and most effectual action of a man is exerted
in rowing , in which he not only acts with more muscles at once for overco
resistance than in any other application of his strength , but that , as he pulls
backw his ...
Page 382
... the strength of good mortar at the end of six months , if the arches are well
constructed , is capable of suppressing the ... preserve their strength , but , on the
contrary , they lose all their stability in seven or eight years , whilst those
cemented ...
... the strength of good mortar at the end of six months , if the arches are well
constructed , is capable of suppressing the ... preserve their strength , but , on the
contrary , they lose all their stability in seven or eight years , whilst those
cemented ...
Page 388
Such is the strength of this form that the highest kilns are seldom built more tha
one brick thick , although this dimension would be altogether insufficient for a
common wa of the same height . It is , probably , tris principle which has
conduced to ...
Such is the strength of this form that the highest kilns are seldom built more tha
one brick thick , although this dimension would be altogether insufficient for a
common wa of the same height . It is , probably , tris principle which has
conduced to ...
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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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