Image gallery for: The builder s complete assistant or a library of arts and sciences absolutely necessary to be understood by builders and workmen in general viz i arithmetick vulgar and decimal in whole numbers and fractions ii geometry lineal superficial and solid iii architecture universal iv mensuration v plain trigonometry vi surveying of land c vii mechanick powers viii hydrostaticks illustrated by above thirteen hundred examples of lines superficies solids mouldings pedestals columns pilasters entablatures pediments imposts block cornices rustick quoins frontispieces arcades porticos c proportioned by modules and minutes according to andrea palladio and by equal parts likewise great varieties of trussed roofs timber bridges centerings arches groins twisted rails compartments obelisks vases pedestals for bustos sun dials fonts c and methods for raising heavy bodies by the force of levers pulleys axes in peritrochio screws and wedges as also water by the common pump crane etc wherein the properties and pressure of the air on water c are explained the whole exemplified by 77 large quarto copper plates langley batty 1696 1751 free download borrow and streaming

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