A text-book of geometrical drawing, for the use of mechanics and schools, in which the definitions and rules of geometry are familiarly explained .. (1850)
Minifie, William, 1805-1880. [from old catalog] · Baltimore, W. Minifie & co. · leaf 118
whose centres are in the springingline. Figure 1.—The Lancet Arch. When the length of the span Jl. B is much less than the lengthof the chord A. C, as in the diagram, the centres for striking thecurves will be some distance beyond the base, as shewn by therods; the joints all radiate to the… … C7. J Fi(/. -y.