Rudimentary treatise on the erection of dwelling-houses : illustrated by a perspective view, plans, elevations, and sections of a pair of semi-detached villas with the specification, quantities, and estimates and every requisite detail, in sequence, for their construction and finishing / by S.H. Brooks. (1874)
Brooks, S. H. (Samuel H.) · London : Lockwood · leaf 107
86 ERECTION OF DWELLING-HOUSES. to the tripod and each other. These limbs carry pointsat right angles to the plane of the instrument, whichmay be brought to coincide with any three given pointson the original drawing, and then transferred to thecopy as above described. Beam Compasses. The… … required, generally made of well-seasoned mahogany;upon its face is inlaid, throughout its whole length,a slip of holly or box-wood, a, a, upon which are en-graved the divisions or scales, either feet and decimals,or inches and decimals, or whatever particular scalemay be required : those made for…
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