An Encyclopædia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, 1888 - 1443 Seiten |
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... strength is assisted on the northern and southern sides by four columns of Egyptian granite . A Greek cross inscribed in a quadrangle represents the form of the edifice ; the exact breadth from b . to b . is 231 ft . , and 268 ft . from ...
... strength is assisted on the northern and southern sides by four columns of Egyptian granite . A Greek cross inscribed in a quadrangle represents the form of the edifice ; the exact breadth from b . to b . is 231 ft . , and 268 ft . from ...
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... strength . It may be here also remarked , that it is the curve described by a projectile , and that it is the form in which a jet of water is delivered from an orifice made in the side of a reservoir . So is it the best curve for the ...
... strength . It may be here also remarked , that it is the curve described by a projectile , and that it is the form in which a jet of water is delivered from an orifice made in the side of a reservoir . So is it the best curve for the ...
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... strength to carry horizon- tally , is 111 pounds ; or , if he return unladen , 135. With wheelbarrows , men will do half as much more work , as with hods . Coulomb . The following table exhibits the performance of men by machines ...
... strength to carry horizon- tally , is 111 pounds ; or , if he return unladen , 135. With wheelbarrows , men will do half as much more work , as with hods . Coulomb . The following table exhibits the performance of men by machines ...
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... strength , but that , as he pulls backwards , his body assists by way of lever . For 1349. There are cases in which the architect has to avail himself of the use of horse power ; as , for instance , in pugmills for tempering mortar ...
... strength , but that , as he pulls backwards , his body assists by way of lever . For 1349. There are cases in which the architect has to avail himself of the use of horse power ; as , for instance , in pugmills for tempering mortar ...
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... strength to resist the thrust : they open on the lower part of the summit at DM and on the upper part of the haunches at HN ; from which we may infer that the thrust of an arch may be destroyed by cramping the under side of the ...
... strength to resist the thrust : they open on the lower part of the summit at DM and on the upper part of the haunches at HN ; from which we may infer that the thrust of an arch may be destroyed by cramping the under side of the ...
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