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Page 68
The present dome, however, was reconstructed by the nephew of Isidorus. It rests
on the square formed at the intersection of the arms of the Greek cross: the
diameter is about 111 feet, and the dome 40 feet high. The dome is supported by
four ...
The present dome, however, was reconstructed by the nephew of Isidorus. It rests
on the square formed at the intersection of the arms of the Greek cross: the
diameter is about 111 feet, and the dome 40 feet high. The dome is supported by
four ...
Page 70
(“Coupole,' Encyclopédie Méthodique, “Architecture.') The dome of St. Paul's
cathedral, London, is placed over the intersection of the four naves. The ground
plan is a regular octagon, each face of which is 44 feet 83 inches wide: four of
these ...
(“Coupole,' Encyclopédie Méthodique, “Architecture.') The dome of St. Paul's
cathedral, London, is placed over the intersection of the four naves. The ground
plan is a regular octagon, each face of which is 44 feet 83 inches wide: four of
these ...
Page 80
Slieve Snaght, which rises to a height of 2019 feet in the centre of the peninsula
of Inishowen, forms the extremity of this chain on the north. Westward from Slieve
Snaght and similarly situated in the centre of the peninsula of Fanad between ...
Slieve Snaght, which rises to a height of 2019 feet in the centre of the peninsula
of Inishowen, forms the extremity of this chain on the north. Westward from Slieve
Snaght and similarly situated in the centre of the peninsula of Fanad between ...
Page 120
The mills commonly erected for this purpose are small windmills, which turn a
kind of perpetual screw made of wood several feet in diameter, on a solid axle.
This screw fits a semicircular trough which lies inclined at an angle of about 30°
with ...
The mills commonly erected for this purpose are small windmills, which turn a
kind of perpetual screw made of wood several feet in diameter, on a solid axle.
This screw fits a semicircular trough which lies inclined at an angle of about 30°
with ...
Page 268
from Almaguer in New Granada over the Páramo de Puruguay (9408 feet above
the sea) to Pasto (85.78 feet), and hence over the Páramo de Boliche (ll,504 feet)
, and the Aito de Pucara (10,400 feet) to Ibarra (7368 feet) and Quito (9536).
from Almaguer in New Granada over the Páramo de Puruguay (9408 feet above
the sea) to Pasto (85.78 feet), and hence over the Páramo de Boliche (ll,504 feet)
, and the Aito de Pucara (10,400 feet) to Ibarra (7368 feet) and Quito (9536).
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| Title | The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffussion of Useful Knowledge, 9. köide The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffussion of Useful Knowledge, Society for the Difussion of Useful Knowledge |
| Contributor | Society for the Difussion of Useful Knowledge |
| Publisher | Charles Knight, 1838 |
| Original from | the Complutense University of Madrid |
| Digitized | 15 apr. 2008 |
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