Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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Page 21
... equal to the length of the shadow , plus half the diameter of the gnomon . " Various rules have been laid down for the purpose of rectifying the varia- tion of the shadow owing to the irregularity of the sun's motion in the ecliptic ...
... equal to the length of the shadow , plus half the diameter of the gnomon . " Various rules have been laid down for the purpose of rectifying the varia- tion of the shadow owing to the irregularity of the sun's motion in the ecliptic ...
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... equal to its altitude , frequently varies according to the position of the principal members which it is employed to connect or to separate ; and it answers in every respect , to the fillet or listel of the western architects . An upána ...
... equal to its altitude , frequently varies according to the position of the principal members which it is employed to connect or to separate ; and it answers in every respect , to the fillet or listel of the western architects . An upána ...
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... equal to that of the base , or twice or three times as much . " Here , the greatest height given to a pedestal , namely , " three times " that of the base , is equal to a little more than a third part of the highest column , which is ...
... equal to that of the base , or twice or three times as much . " Here , the greatest height given to a pedestal , namely , " three times " that of the base , is equal to a little more than a third part of the highest column , which is ...
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... equal to its height , or two , three , or four times as much more than its height ; that of the padma is also equal to or twice as much as its height ; and that of the cumuda or the capóta is always equal to , or something less than its ...
... equal to its height , or two , three , or four times as much more than its height ; that of the padma is also equal to or twice as much as its height ; and that of the cumuda or the capóta is always equal to , or something less than its ...
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Oriental Translation Fund. OF BASES . The height of a base is equal to either a half , three - quarters , or a whole diameter of the shaft . When placed under pillars of an inferior sort , in porticoes and the like , and without a ...
Oriental Translation Fund. OF BASES . The height of a base is equal to either a half , three - quarters , or a whole diameter of the shaft . When placed under pillars of an inferior sort , in porticoes and the like , and without a ...
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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.