 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 510 Seiten
...second, six feet; and of the uppermost, three feet. They give the bridge an air of uncommon elegance. The second bridge fell in 1751. The third, which has stood ever since, was completed in 1755. Hitherto the Rialto was esteemed the largest arch in Europe, if not in the world. Its span or... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 528 Seiten
...second, six feet ; and of the uppermost, three feet. They give the bridge an air of uncommon elegance. The second bridge fell in 1751. The third, which has stood ever since, was completed in 1753. Hitherto the Rialto was esteemed the largest arch in Europe, if not in the world. Its span or... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - 502 Seiten
...second, si* feet) and of the uppermost, three feet. They give the bridge an air of uncommon elegance. The second bridge fell in 1751. The third, which has stood ever since, was completed in' 1755. Hitherto the Rialto was esteemed the largest arch in Europe, if not in the world. Its span or... | |
 | 1825 - 546 Seiten
...and a confidence in his powers which never forsook him ; he engaged in the work a third time, and, by means of cylindrical holes through the haunches,...third, which has stood ever since, was completed in 17(>l. The present arch is 140 feet in span, and 35 feet high, being the segment of a circle of 1/5... | |
 | 1825 - 484 Seiten
...and a confidence in hia powers which never forsook him ; he engaged in the work a third time, and, by means of cylindrical holes through the haunches,...longer any danger from it. The second bridge fell in 1/51 ; the third, which hasstoodever since, was completed in 1761. The present arch is 140 feet in... | |
 | 1826 - 384 Seiten
...courage and a confidence in his powers which never forsook him ; he engaged in the work a third time, and by means of cylindrical holes through the haunches,...and 35 feet high, being the segment of a circle of 175 in diameter. In each haunch there are three cylindrical openings running through from side to side... | |
 | Luke Hebert - 1835 - 816 Seiten
...before the parapet was finished. Undismayed by these misfortunes, Edwards resumed the attempt. and by means of cylindrical holes through the haunches,...their weight, that there was no longer any danger from them ; and the third bridge, which he completed in 1751, has stood ever since. The present bridge consists... | |
 | Luke Hebert - 1836 - 814 Seiten
...before the parapet was finished. Undismayed by these misfortunes, Edwards resumed the attempt, and by means of cylindrical holes through the haunches,...their weight, that there was no longer any danger from them ; and the third bridge, which he completed in 1751, has stood ever since. The present bridge consists... | |
 | George Nicholson - 1840 - 692 Seiten
...time, and, by means of three cylindrical holes through the work over the haunches, reduced the weight. The second bridge fell in 1751 ; the third, which has stood ever since, was completed in 1755. The rialto was long considered the largest arch in Europe, if not in the world. Its chord was... | |
 | T E. Clarke - 1848 - 104 Seiten
...to work the third time, and by means of three cylindrical holes through the work reduced the weight. The second bridge fell in 1751. The third, which has stood ever since, was completed in 1755. Not very far from this bridge stands the small town of Caerphilly. The castle, which is by 'far... | |
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Edwards, however, possessed a courage and a confidence in his powers which never forsook him ; he engaged in the work a third time, and by means of cylindrical holes through the haunches, so reduced their weight, that there was no longer any danger from... 
