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Practical Geometry Applied to the Useful Arts of Building, Surveying, Gardening, and Mensuration: Calculated for the Service of Gentlemen as Well as Artisans, and Set to View in Four Parts, Containing - Hardcover

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9780331186376: Practical Geometry Applied to the Useful Arts of Building, Surveying, Gardening, and Mensuration: Calculated for the Service of Gentlemen as Well as Artisans, and Set to View in Four Parts, Containing
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0331186373 ISBN 13: 9780331186376
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Practical Geometry Applied to the Useful Arts brings clear, step-by-step geometry to architecture, surveying, gardening, and measurement.

It presents fundamentals first, then shows how these ideas apply to real-world design and construction.

The book aims to make these crafts easier and more reliable for both gentlemen and artisans. It emphasizes practical methods, measured by rules and demonstrations that connect geometry to visible, tangible results in building and land surveying.

  • Foundations: essential geometric definitions, problems, and theorems in a concise, familiar style.
  • Applications: how to construct scales, plans, uprights, and the major architectural orders with proper proportion.
  • Architectural detail: how to delineate elements such as pedestals, columns, entablatures, and related features.
  • Techniques: procedures for drawing triglyphs, cima, and other ornament and profile work as part of the architectural elevation.

Ideal for readers of practical arts, builders, and students seeking a solid, usable approach to geometry in design.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0331186373
ISBN 13 
9780331186376
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
212