An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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... circle which encompasses the dome lightly reposes on four strong arches , and their weight is firmly supported by ... circles of iron , and firmly cemented by the infusion of lead and quick lime ; but the weight of the cupola was ...
... circle which encompasses the dome lightly reposes on four strong arches , and their weight is firmly supported by ... circles of iron , and firmly cemented by the infusion of lead and quick lime ; but the weight of the cupola was ...
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... circle , and crowned with a semi - dome abu ting against the ends of the transepts . 471. The porch of the western front is 50 ft . long and 20 ft . wide : the great doorwa being in the centre of it , leads to a vestibule 50 ft . square ...
... circle , and crowned with a semi - dome abu ting against the ends of the transepts . 471. The porch of the western front is 50 ft . long and 20 ft . wide : the great doorwa being in the centre of it , leads to a vestibule 50 ft . square ...
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... circle . The circle is the space enclosed by this circumference . The point A , which , in the formation of the circle is at rest , is called the centre . The right lines AC , AD , AF , & c . drawn from the centre to the circumference ...
... circle . The circle is the space enclosed by this circumference . The point A , which , in the formation of the circle is at rest , is called the centre . The right lines AC , AD , AF , & c . drawn from the centre to the circumference ...
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... circle and a triangle are equal , if the space included within the circumference of the circle be equal to that contained in the triangle . 20. Those figures are identical which are equal in all their parts ; that is , which have all ...
... circle and a triangle are equal , if the space included within the circumference of the circle be equal to that contained in the triangle . 20. Those figures are identical which are equal in all their parts ; that is , which have all ...
Page 267
... circle which shall cut the line AB in two points F and G. Then bisect the line FG , and to D , the point of division , draw the line CD : this line is perpendicular to the line AB . Draw the lines CF , CG . C A D B G Fig . 241 . In the ...
... circle which shall cut the line AB in two points F and G. Then bisect the line FG , and to D , the point of division , draw the line CD : this line is perpendicular to the line AB . Draw the lines CF , CG . C A D B G Fig . 241 . In the ...
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