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GEOMETRY AND MENSURATION,
SO FAR AS THOSE SCIENCES ARE APPLICABLE
TO THE
USEFUL ARTS.
BY JOHN NICHOLSON, ESQ.
CIVIL ENGINEER.
ILLUSTRATED BY FIFTEEN ENGRAVINGS.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR SHERWOOD, GILBERT, AND PIPER,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.
то
NICHOLSON'S BUILDER'S GUIDE.
BUILDING.
Page
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General Observations, Explanations, Cautions, &c.
Necessity of strict attention to Foundations
Piling, Ramming, Inverted Arch &c. for Foundations ....
Qualities and Quantities of component Ingredients of Mortar..
Sand, qualities and proportions of, in Mortar.
Lime, sorts of, slacking of, proportions of...
Smeaton's Experiments on Lime, Mortar, &c.
Dr. Higgins on the Ingredients of Mortar
Bricks, Materials of, Tempering Clay for making
Bricks, Moulding; burning in Clamps, in Kilns
Various Sorts of Bricks, their Names, Qualities, &c.
MASONS' WORK.
General Definitions and Observations
Rubble Work, coursed, uncoursed; Ashlar Work
Explanation of Terms used in Masonry and Architecture
Construction and Names of Arches, Vaults, Soffits, Centres, &c.
Construction of Spherical Domes, Groined Vaults, Elliptical
Arches, &c.
ustomary mode of Measuring Masons' Work
BRICKLAYERS' WORK.
529
531
532
Observations, Cautions, Remarks on Foundations, &c. ....
Cautions relative to walling; English Bond, Flemish Bond
To guard Brick-work against Frost, Rain, &c.
Various methods of steening Wells.
Various descriptions of Brick-work, Tiling, &c.
Various Methods of Trussing Beams, King Bolt, C.
561
Various sorts of Joints, Mortice, Tenons, notched, abutting, &c. 564
Flooring; Partitions; Construction of Roofs, &c.
569
Timber; strain or tension of; strength of
570
Explanation and Definition of Terms used in Carpentry
Construction of Domes, Niches, &c.
Mensuration of Carpenters' Work
JOINERY; General Definitions, Cautions and Directions
Various sorts of Tools used in Joinery
Formation of Cylinders, Shafts of Cones, Columns, &c...