Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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Page 16
... height of a man's arm raised above his head , and situated in a climate of moderate temperature . The ground possessed of qualities directly opposite to those mentioned above is the worst , and that which has a mixed nature is the ...
... height of a man's arm raised above his head , and situated in a climate of moderate temperature . The ground possessed of qualities directly opposite to those mentioned above is the worst , and that which has a mixed nature is the ...
Page 18
... height above the beam , five . Let a head be fashioned in the bosom of the mould - board , of fourteen angulas in length , and the remainder of the inverted piece may be said to be taken up by the hole in which the beam and the handle ...
... height above the beam , five . Let a head be fashioned in the bosom of the mould - board , of fourteen angulas in length , and the remainder of the inverted piece may be said to be taken up by the hole in which the beam and the handle ...
Page 19
... " which according to some , " should be of sixteen an- gulas in height , and of the same diameter at the bottom ; the whole should 220 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . be shaped D 2 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 19 66 ...
... " which according to some , " should be of sixteen an- gulas in height , and of the same diameter at the bottom ; the whole should 220 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . be shaped D 2 ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS . 19 66 ...
Page 20
... height of the gnomon , by fixing one end of it to its base and carrying the other around it . Points are marked in the circumference where the shadow of the gnomon projects , both in the forenoon and afternoon , that is at any given ...
... height of the gnomon , by fixing one end of it to its base and carrying the other around it . Points are marked in the circumference where the shadow of the gnomon projects , both in the forenoon and afternoon , that is at any given ...
Page 22
... height and of the same dia- meter : mark points where the shadow falls before and after noon on the east and west of the circumference ; then having computed the sines of the declination three ghaticas after sun - rise , and three ...
... height and of the same dia- meter : mark points where the shadow falls before and after noon on the east and west of the circumference ; then having computed the sines of the declination three ghaticas after sun - rise , and three ...
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Page 21 - ... proportions of symmetry." (p. 15.) The third chapter treats of the nature and quality of ground on which buildings are to be erected ; it is very copious and very curious. Minute directions are given for constructing a plough, and for ploughing the ground on which the house is to be built. This being done, " let sesamum seeds, pulse, and kidneybeans be sown, with incantations pronounced over them; and let due reverence be paid to the spiritual teacher ; and let the oxen, and the plough to which...
Page 17 - Wo to them who dwell in a house not built according to the proportions of symmetry. in building an edifice, therefore, let all its parts, from the basement to the roof, be duly considered.
Page 18 - The ground to be avoided is described in a special manner as follows : " That which has the form of a circle, a semicircle, containing three, five, or six angles, resembling a trident or a winnow, shaped like the hinder part of a fish, or the back of an elephant, or a turtle, or the face of a cow, and the like ; situated opposite to any of the intermediate quarters northwest, and the like ; abounding with human sculls, stones, worms, ant-hills, ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS.