An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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Page 98
... radius ; and , at the opposite short end , by a semicircular enclosure . The carceres contained the chariots ready for starting . The arena , or space thus enclosed , contained a long low wall called the spina , 1300 ft . in length ...
... radius ; and , at the opposite short end , by a semicircular enclosure . The carceres contained the chariots ready for starting . The arena , or space thus enclosed , contained a long low wall called the spina , 1300 ft . in length ...
Page 220
... radius is less than one fourth of the whole width of the niche . It is vaulted semi - elliptically . Galleries are introduced on the north , south , and west sides of the church . On the two former sides they extend from the walls to ...
... radius is less than one fourth of the whole width of the niche . It is vaulted semi - elliptically . Galleries are introduced on the north , south , and west sides of the church . On the two former sides they extend from the walls to ...
Page 241
... radius ; ( both cuts from the Gentle- man's Magazine for 1862 ) , that of the Dominicans at Louvain , 1230-50 , or later ; the three - aisled naves and the transepts of St. Martin at Ypres , 1254-66 , with one of the few rose windows ...
... radius ; ( both cuts from the Gentle- man's Magazine for 1862 ) , that of the Dominicans at Louvain , 1230-50 , or later ; the three - aisled naves and the transepts of St. Martin at Ypres , 1254-66 , with one of the few rose windows ...
Page 263
... radius AC is equal to the radius AB . In like manner it may be proved that the radii AB , AF , AG , & c . are all equal to AB , and are there- fore equal among themselves . 877. PROP . II . On a given line to describe an equilateral tri ...
... radius AC is equal to the radius AB . In like manner it may be proved that the radii AB , AF , AG , & c . are all equal to AB , and are there- fore equal among themselves . 877. PROP . II . On a given line to describe an equilateral tri ...
Page 264
... radius AB , describe the cir- cumference BCD , and from the point B , with the radius BA , de- scribe the circumference ACF ; and from the point C , where these two circumferences cut each other , draw the two right lines CA , CB . Then ...
... radius AB , describe the cir- cumference BCD , and from the point B , with the radius BA , de- scribe the circumference ACF ; and from the point C , where these two circumferences cut each other , draw the two right lines CA , CB . Then ...
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