An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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Page 106
... mean height of the columns is 9-833 diameters , being rather slenderer than the height recommended by Vitruvius ( Lib ... means of bridges , but that it enabled the Romans to supply in the greatest abundance to their cities water of a ...
... mean height of the columns is 9-833 diameters , being rather slenderer than the height recommended by Vitruvius ( Lib ... means of bridges , but that it enabled the Romans to supply in the greatest abundance to their cities water of a ...
Page 149
... mean between the severe use of ancient forms and the licentious style of those who reject all rules whatever . The buildings by him exhibit great good sense , simple means of accom- plishing the end , a satisfactory agreement between ...
... mean between the severe use of ancient forms and the licentious style of those who reject all rules whatever . The buildings by him exhibit great good sense , simple means of accom- plishing the end , a satisfactory agreement between ...
Page 170
... means ( say the historian ) the wonderful benefits granted to the contributors to the building of thi church were ... means in low and mean dwellings ; but that the French and Norman barons lived at less expense , though dwelling in ...
... means ( say the historian ) the wonderful benefits granted to the contributors to the building of thi church were ... means in low and mean dwellings ; but that the French and Norman barons lived at less expense , though dwelling in ...
Page 280
... means . Let the line A be to the line B as the line C is to the line D ( fig . 300. ) ; the rectang formed by the lines A and D is equal to the rectangles formed A by the lines B and C B Let the four lines meet in a common point ...
... means . Let the line A be to the line B as the line C is to the line D ( fig . 300. ) ; the rectang formed by the lines A and D is equal to the rectangles formed A by the lines B and C B Let the four lines meet in a common point ...
Page 281
... means , that is , to the square of cd . Draw C F C L B Fig . 305 . Again , the square of CD and the rectangle of the ... means CF , FD . 952. PROP . LXXIV . To find a mean proportional between two given lines . Let there be two lines A ...
... means , that is , to the square of cd . Draw C F C L B Fig . 305 . Again , the square of CD and the rectangle of the ... means CF , FD . 952. PROP . LXXIV . To find a mean proportional between two given lines . Let there be two lines A ...
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