An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth (1888)
Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863, Papworth, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau, 1822-1894 · London Longmans, Green · leaf 234
s 100 ft., and it is 60 ft. iheight, in the form of a paraboloid. Its thickness is 18 in., and it is constructed of briclwork. From the haunches of this dome, 200 ft. above the pavement of the church, anotlucone of brickwork commences, 85 ft. high, and 94 ft. diameter at the bottom. This coiis… … form of ;i liypcrboloid, ])ierce(l near tlie vertex witli an ajierture 12 ft. in diameter. lietop of tliis cone is 285 ft. from tlie jiavement, and carries a lantern 55 ft. liigli, termiiiatiiij;in a dome, wliereon a ball and cross is raised. Ilie last-named cone is provided withcorbels, sufficient…
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