London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman · leaf 305
consequently, they would carrymore: but this was a sufficient test of strength ; and this weightof 60 lb. equalled twenty times the weight of the small pier. Fig. 60. represents an eastern window of Newington Church.The span of the arch is 8 ft. The height of the window to thespring of the arch is… … The masonry of this window exhibits the straight Hne a djust touching the intrados, and the straight hne c d within themasonry; consequently, this fabric will support almost any weighton c, and, therefore, will never fall of itself. Its present appear-ance confirms this, since it looks as strong as…
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