A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 61
librium. Suppose two forcesajiplied to the point O represented in magni-tude and direction by the lines a b; draw thelines a b parallel, respectively, to a and b, andwe form the parallelogram of forces, the diagonalof which parallelogram is the residtant, R, andindicates the force which would… … Parapet of Solid Slabs, with Roof and GutterALL OF Cut Stone ; Strlv; 5th Century a.d. PARAPET. A dwarf wall or barrier builton the edge of a terrace, platform, bridge, bal-cony, or other elevated place, as a protectionagainst falling; also above the cornice of ahouse, whether built with a steep or…
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