An Encyclopædia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, 1888 - 1443 Seiten |
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... Granite 3. Marble 4. Timber 494 Preservation of Timber . 504 10. Smithery and Ironmongery . 713 Ornamental Metal Work . 718 Decay and Dry Rot . . 505 Gas Fitter . 723 5. Iron . 508 • Steel 6. Lead . 7. Copper 8. Zinc 9. Slate ...
... Granite 3. Marble 4. Timber 494 Preservation of Timber . 504 10. Smithery and Ironmongery . 713 Ornamental Metal Work . 718 Decay and Dry Rot . . 505 Gas Fitter . 723 5. Iron . 508 • Steel 6. Lead . 7. Copper 8. Zinc 9. Slate ...
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... granite were thus forced into use ; and we know that , besides the facility of transport by means of canals , as early as the time of Joseph waggons were in use . ( Gen. xlv . 19. ) We shall hereafter investigate the hypo- thesis of the ...
... granite were thus forced into use ; and we know that , besides the facility of transport by means of canals , as early as the time of Joseph waggons were in use . ( Gen. xlv . 19. ) We shall hereafter investigate the hypo- thesis of the ...
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... granite , hornstone , & c . , most probably pro- cured from some part of Devonshire or Cornwall , as I know not where such stones could be procured at a nearer distance . " 20. Authors have in Stonehenge discovered an instrument of ...
... granite , hornstone , & c . , most probably pro- cured from some part of Devonshire or Cornwall , as I know not where such stones could be procured at a nearer distance . " 20. Authors have in Stonehenge discovered an instrument of ...
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... them produced oscillation . The weight of the celebrated one in Cornwall , which is granite , has been computed at upwards of 90 tons . . The use of these stones has been conjectured to be. CHAP . II . DRUIDICAL AND CELTIC .
... them produced oscillation . The weight of the celebrated one in Cornwall , which is granite , has been computed at upwards of 90 tons . . The use of these stones has been conjectured to be. CHAP . II . DRUIDICAL AND CELTIC .
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... granite and rude workman- ship , was discovered . This was about the spot marked E on the plan . A little to the west of the ravine at B is a remarkable ruin called the Kasr or Palace , which , being uncovered , and partly detached from ...
... granite and rude workman- ship , was discovered . This was about the spot marked E on the plan . A little to the west of the ravine at B is a remarkable ruin called the Kasr or Palace , which , being uncovered , and partly detached from ...
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