Audsley, W. (William), 1833-1907, Audsley, George Ashdown, 1838-1925 · London ; Glasgow ; Edinburgh : William Mackenzie · leaf 449
ing done, the curve, a c, is the contour of the ovolo. The Greek ovolo, fig. 5, unlike the Roman ovolo, cannot be described by meansof circular arcs; it must be described by finding a number of points in it. For thispurpose draw the tangent, a c, from the lower extremity, a, indicating the… … c b; make ef equal to a e; divide the lines e b and be into the same convenientnumber of equal parts; draw straight lines from the point, a, to the points of division in b c, and similarly draw straight lines from the point, fthrough the points of division in b e, meeting successivelythe lines…
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