The Pictorial Handbook of London Comprising Its Antiquities, Architecture, Arts ... and Scientific Institutions ...H.G. Bohn, 1854 - 910 oldal |
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183. oldal
... piers at the crossing , had there not fortunately been a precedent , and that an English one , for their omission , in Ely Cathedral . However , out of this , the sole concession he could wrest from dogged routine , he managed to make ...
... piers at the crossing , had there not fortunately been a precedent , and that an English one , for their omission , in Ely Cathedral . However , out of this , the sole concession he could wrest from dogged routine , he managed to make ...
185. oldal
... piers at the crossing are omitted , so as to throw the weight of the dome on eight surrounding piers ( as at Ely Cathedral ) , and the re - entering angles are strengthened by four massive towers , three containing vestries , and one a ...
... piers at the crossing are omitted , so as to throw the weight of the dome on eight surrounding piers ( as at Ely Cathedral ) , and the re - entering angles are strengthened by four massive towers , three containing vestries , and one a ...
267. oldal
... piers , placed in ranges back to back , with ample space for ventilation . The cook's shop is connected with the men's kitchen by a bar , from which cooked provisions may be obtained at almost any hour of the day . The three upper ...
... piers , placed in ranges back to back , with ample space for ventilation . The cook's shop is connected with the men's kitchen by a bar , from which cooked provisions may be obtained at almost any hour of the day . The three upper ...
275. oldal
... piers and abutments . The centre arch is 152 ft . 6 in . span , with a versed sine of 29 ft . 6 in . above high - water mark ; the piers between it and the second and fourth arches are 24 ft . thick each , measured on the longitudinal ...
... piers and abutments . The centre arch is 152 ft . 6 in . span , with a versed sine of 29 ft . 6 in . above high - water mark ; the piers between it and the second and fourth arches are 24 ft . thick each , measured on the longitudinal ...
277. oldal
... piers are 24 ft . wide ; the two land arches are each 210 ft . span , with 21 ft . rise ; the width between the parapets is 42 ft . The abut- ments have flights of steps to the water , as at the London Bridge . The middle arch is ...
... piers are 24 ft . wide ; the two land arches are each 210 ft . span , with 21 ft . rise ; the width between the parapets is 42 ft . The abut- ments have flights of steps to the water , as at the London Bridge . The middle arch is ...
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The Pictorial Handbook of London Comprising Its Antiquities, Architecture ... John Weale Nincs elérhető előnézet - 2015 |
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578. oldal - Engineer ; being the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man...
790. oldal - True, representing some principal pieces of the reign of Henry the Eighth, which was set forth with many extraordinary circumstances of pomp and majesty, even to the matting of the stage; the Knights of the Order with their Georges and Garters, the guards with their embroidered coats, and the like— sufficient in truth within a while to make greatness very familiar if not ridiculous.
551. oldal - Piscium, had exhausted the Society's finances to such an extent that the salaries even of its officers were in arrears. Accordingly, at the Council meeting of the 2nd of June, it was ordered that " Mr. Newton's book be printed, and that Mr. Halley undertake the business of looking after it, and printing it at his own charge, which he engaged to do.
570. oldal - British empire, a public institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching, by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life.
549. oldal - Sarum in proposing me a candidate ; and which, I hope, will be further conferred upon me by my election into the Society ; and if so, I shall endeavour to testify my gratitude, by communicating what my poor and solitary endeavours can effect towards the promoting your philosophical designs.
114. oldal - Hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater or less Strength than the Strength of Proof, and for any greater or less Quantity than a Gallon ; viz.
382. oldal - ... arms' length, and showing them to the soldiers, to excite their compassion. The whole composition is full of animation, to which the air of the horses, thus pressed backwards, does not a little contribute. Both these sketches are admirably composed, and in every respect excellent ; few pictures of Rubens, even of his most finished .. works, give a higher idea of his genius.
114. oldal - Charter, not being sweetened Spirits, or Spirits so mixed as aforesaid, in regard to which the conditions of the Act 4 Viet. c. 8, have or shall have been fulfilled...
594. oldal - ... select from such correspondence all information which, according to the opinion of the society, may be likely to lead to practical benefit In the cultivation of the soil...
89. oldal - No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public highway at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper, having regard to the traffic and use of the highway, or so as to endanger the life or limb of any person, or the safety of any property...