A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 103
es ujiright to 3 feet or inches horizontal)or of a given angle (.50 degrees, 4.) degrees, etc.).An ingenious instrument is sold, devised for theeasy determination of the jjitch of roof andmuch used by carpenters, surveyors, and the like.It is furnished with a spirit level, and by the useof this, a… … • ■ ■;;!;■f-Miiiilliif ■ ^^^Z^C- Piscina : Blytheord Church, Suffolk ; r. 1300.160 PITCH The pitch of roofs lias generally been deter-mined by two considerations taken together;one, the amount of rainfall or snowfall whichis to be expected during the jear, or any seasonof the year; the other, the…
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