An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalLongmans, Green, 1876 - 1395 pages |
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... weights of these stones are as follows : -height of that on the south side 8 ft . , breadth 7 ft . , thickness 2 ft . , weight 8 tons ; height of that on the north side 7 ft . , breadth 7 ft . , thickness 2 ft . , weight 8 tons . The ...
... weights of these stones are as follows : -height of that on the south side 8 ft . , breadth 7 ft . , thickness 2 ft . , weight 8 tons ; height of that on the north side 7 ft . , breadth 7 ft . , thickness 2 ft . , weight 8 tons . The ...
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... weight with us , because , practically , there is an easy mode of accomplishing such repair . And , again , the argu ment that the superincumbent weight applied to an arch in such a case as that before 2 TH CHAP . IL EGYPTIAN . 35 serve ...
... weight with us , because , practically , there is an easy mode of accomplishing such repair . And , again , the argu ment that the superincumbent weight applied to an arch in such a case as that before 2 TH CHAP . IL EGYPTIAN . 35 serve ...
Page 139
... weight and thrust of the vaults , however , bent the piers , and cracks and fissures made their ap- pearance in every direction . Thus , without more than their own weight , much less that of the cupola , the works threatened ruin . The ...
... weight and thrust of the vaults , however , bent the piers , and cracks and fissures made their ap- pearance in every direction . Thus , without more than their own weight , much less that of the cupola , the works threatened ruin . The ...
Page 337
... weight and power , when opposed to oach other , signify the body to be moved , and the body that moves it , or the patient and agent . The power is the agent which moves or endeavours to move the patient or weight , whilst by the word ...
... weight and power , when opposed to oach other , signify the body to be moved , and the body that moves it , or the patient and agent . The power is the agent which moves or endeavours to move the patient or weight , whilst by the word ...
Page 338
... weight to the forces of the two threads in the case of equilibrium being established ; that is , supposing AB to express the weight , AD will express the effort of the thread attached to the point A , and BD that of the horizontal power ...
... weight to the forces of the two threads in the case of equilibrium being established ; that is , supposing AB to express the weight , AD will express the effort of the thread attached to the point A , and BD that of the horizontal power ...
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15th century aisles arch architect architecture axis base beam breadth bricks building built called cast iron Castle cathedral cement centre of gravity chapel choir church circle circumference colour columns construction Corinthian order cube cubic foot curve decorated depth describe diameter dome Doric order draw edifices ellipsis employed entablature equal erected examples extrados feet girder given Gothic granite half horizontal inches intercolumniations joints length lime limestone marble mortar mouldings nave oolite ornaments palace parallel parallelogram perpendicular piece piers placed plane plates portico Portland stone Prop proportion pyramid quarries radius rectangle ribs right angles right line Roman Roman architecture Rome roof sandstone side similar sofite solid square stone strength style surface tangent temple thickness tiles timber tons tower transepts triangle upper vault vertical Vitruvius voussoirs walls weight whereof width wood