A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 458
r edge of theboard b c, while with the samecenter and a radius h c wedescribe the arc r/, whichmarks the curvature of theupper edge of the board.From the point j as a center,and with the radiiyV and jd,we describe the arcs ct anddii^ which mark the outline of the board c d, and in the samemanner… … 201. When a dome is comparatively small, and greatneatness is required in the perfection of its semicircularoutline, it is desirable that the joints should be planed downto round the surface, whether the boards run horizontallyaround the dome, as in Fig. 83, or extend from bottom totop, as in Fig.…
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