American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 3Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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Page 12
... weight of the su- perstructure , and to the softness of the ground on which it rests ; if the texture of the ground is supposed to be constant , and the materials of the same specific gravity , the breadth of the foundation will be as ...
... weight of the su- perstructure , and to the softness of the ground on which it rests ; if the texture of the ground is supposed to be constant , and the materials of the same specific gravity , the breadth of the foundation will be as ...
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... weight : though the rule gives all the breadth that is necessary , on account of the weight of the insisting wall , yet the breadth of the substructure should always be greater than that of the superstructure ; as it will stand more ...
... weight : though the rule gives all the breadth that is necessary , on account of the weight of the insisting wall , yet the breadth of the substructure should always be greater than that of the superstructure ; as it will stand more ...
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... weight is great , otherwise the stones will be in danger of splintering and crushing to pieces , and perhaps occasion a total demolition of the fabric . Vitruvius has left us an account of the manner of the construction of the walls of ...
... weight is great , otherwise the stones will be in danger of splintering and crushing to pieces , and perhaps occasion a total demolition of the fabric . Vitruvius has left us an account of the manner of the construction of the walls of ...
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... weight , together with 1 bottle of porter ; these he finished by half past ten o'clock ; at one o'clock there were put before him 5lbs . more of beef , 1lb . of candles , and three bottles of porter ; he was then locked up in the room ...
... weight , together with 1 bottle of porter ; these he finished by half past ten o'clock ; at one o'clock there were put before him 5lbs . more of beef , 1lb . of candles , and three bottles of porter ; he was then locked up in the room ...
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... weight , provided that the specific gravity of lead is known , for , since a cubic foot of lead weighs 11525 ounces , and 678 is to 355 as the cube of a foot , or 12 inches , i . e . 1728 to the con- tent of a sphere , which is ...
... weight , provided that the specific gravity of lead is known , for , since a cubic foot of lead weighs 11525 ounces , and 678 is to 355 as the cube of a foot , or 12 inches , i . e . 1728 to the con- tent of a sphere , which is ...
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