Practical carpentry, joinery, and cabinet-making [by P. Nicholson. by P. Nicholson, revised by T. Tredgold. [2 pt. Followed by] The elements of geometry [and] The Metropolitan building act, 1855T. Kelly, 1856 - 216 pages |
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Page vii
... middle of the line AB , draw CE perpendicular to AB , and set off DC equal to the height . Join AC , and through its middle point , F , draw a line per- pendicular to AC , which will cut the line CE in a point , O , which is the centre ...
... middle of the line AB , draw CE perpendicular to AB , and set off DC equal to the height . Join AC , and through its middle point , F , draw a line per- pendicular to AC , which will cut the line CE in a point , O , which is the centre ...
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... middle ; and it should be adjusted till the outside be a true circular arc when bent to its greatest extent . When any three points in the curve are known , turn the screw till the outside of the elastic bar , CD , coincides with the ...
... middle ; and it should be adjusted till the outside be a true circular arc when bent to its greatest extent . When any three points in the curve are known , turn the screw till the outside of the elastic bar , CD , coincides with the ...
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... middle of the line BG draw ab perpendicular to BG , intersecting EB in f , and EC produced in b . From the centres ƒ and b describe the arcs / Bm , and mDn ; and complete the curve in the same manner . Blackfriars ' bridge has arches ...
... middle of the line BG draw ab perpendicular to BG , intersecting EB in f , and EC produced in b . From the centres ƒ and b describe the arcs / Bm , and mDn ; and complete the curve in the same manner . Blackfriars ' bridge has arches ...
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... middle of EC : and make ab perpendicular to a D , intersecting DE produced in b , then make DF equal to Eb . The length of the string must not be less than the line Db ; and GH should be parallel to AC , and at any convenient distance ...
... middle of EC : and make ab perpendicular to a D , intersecting DE produced in b , then make DF equal to Eb . The length of the string must not be less than the line Db ; and GH should be parallel to AC , and at any convenient distance ...
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... middle of FG , draw a H perpendicular to FG , meeting CH in H. Then , F and H are the centres for describing the curve , and the two arcs will meet in the line HFb , which passes through their centres . When a line drawn from A to C is ...
... middle of FG , draw a H perpendicular to FG , meeting CH in H. Then , F and H are the centres for describing the curve , and the two arcs will meet in the line HFb , which passes through their centres . When a line drawn from A to C is ...
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