A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 56
ilibrium. Suppose two forcesapplied to the point O represented in magni-tude and direction by the lines a h; draw thelines a b parallel, respectively, to a and h, andw^e form the parallelogram of forces, the diagonalof which parallelogram is the resultant, R, andindicates the force which would… … Parapet of Solid Slabs, with Roof and GutterALL OF Cut Stone ; Stru. ; 5th Cextukt a.d. PARAPET. A dwarf wall or barrier bidlton the edge of a teiTace, jdatform, bridge, bal-cony, or other elevated place, as a protectionagainst falling; also above the cornice of ahouse, whether built with a steep…
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