 | William Laxton - 1845 - 564 pages
...serve to prevent lateral thrusts. This last remark applies, too, to the Egyptian columns, the strength of the column being only that of the smallest part...proportion to the area of the section, though the strength <j{ the larger one is somewhat less than in that proportion. Mr. llodgkinson added that he had found... | |
 | 1845 - 608 pages
...serve to prevent lateral thrusts. This lost remark applies, too, to the Egyptian columns, the strength of the column being only that of the smallest part...appeared that the strength of a short column is nearly in porportion to the area of the section, though the strength of the larger one is somewhat less than... | |
 | 1845 - 880 pages
...serve to prevent lateral thrusts. This last remark applies, too, to the Egyptian columns, the strength of the column being only that of the smallest part...series of experiments, it appeared that the strength of the short column is nearly in proportion to the area of the section, though the strength of (he larger... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1845 - 846 pages
...serve to prevent lateral thrusts. This last remark applies, too, to the Egyptian columns, the strength of the column being only that of the smallest part of the section. Prof. Willis showed, by examples deduced from various styles of architecture, that the ancients must... | |
 | British Association for the Advancement of Science - 1846 - 520 pages
...serve to prevent lateral thrusts. This last remark applies too to the Egyptian columns, the strength of the column being only that of the smallest part...larger one is somewhat less than in that proportion. CHEMISTRY. Experiments on the Spheroidal State of Bodies, and its Application to SteamBoilers, and... | |
 | Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society - 1857 - 282 pages
...to prevent lateral thrusts. This latter remark applies, too, to the Egyptian columns, the strength of the column being only that of the smallest part...experiments, it appeared that the strength of a short column was nearly in proportion to the area of the section, though the strength of a larger one is somewhat... | |
 | Isaac Todhunter - 1886 - 970 pages
...serve to prevent lateral thrusts. This last remark applies too to the Egyptian columns, the strength of the column being only that of the smallest part of the section, (p. 27.) [1448.] Southampton Meeting, 1846. Notices of Communications, pp. 107 — 109. These pages... | |
 | 1845 - 452 pages
...serve to prevent lateral thrusts. This last remark applies, too, to the Egyptian columns, the strength of the column being only that of the smallest part...series of experiments, it appeared that the strength of the short column is nearly in proportion to the area of the section, though the strength of the larger... | |
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... weight when their shafts were uniform ; and that columns tapering from the bottom to the top were only capable of bearing weights due to the smallest part of their section, though the larger end might serve to prevent lateral thrusts. This last remark... 