A roman moulding, called a Scotia. It consists of two quarter circles one of which has a radius…
A roman moulding, called a Cavetto. It consists of a quarter circle with a sunk fillet below.…
A Portuguese sea explorer who sailed for both Portugal and Spain. He was the first to sail from Europe…
Skeleton of the cow. 1: Frontal bone of the head. 2: Upper jaw, superior maxillary. 3: Lower jaw, inferior…
Skeleton of a bird. 1: The head. 2: Cervical Vertebrae. 3: Dorsal and lumbar vertebrae. 4: Scapula.…
A ruminany quadruped native to the Rocky Mountains, ranging from Idaho to the Arctic Circle. it is a…
a solid which may be concieved as generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides.
This diagram shows the bones of the right fore-arm. H, the humerus; R, the radius; and U, the ulna.
A solid belonging to the isometric system, with 24 trapezoidal planes. It is the parallel hemihedral…
An instrument consisting essentially of a dipping needle, a verticle graduated circle whose center coincides…
"Curves other than arcs of circles are drawn with the pencil or ruling pen by means of curved or irregular-shaped…
"The pennies of the Saxon and Danish sole monarches of England had a portrait on them. Alfred's earlier…
"Three principal parts, the card, the needle on its lower suface, and the case. The whole is enclosed…
"A current is caused to pass from the mercury through C along the radius of the disc A through the field…
"The coil is of flat, rectangular shape, with a narrow central opening just large enough to allow one…
"An altazimuth theodolite of an improved pattern now used on the Ordnance Survey. The horizontal circle…
"The instrument is supported on a strong tripod, fitted with levelling screws; to this tripod is fixed…
"The plate A is 46 inches in diameter, and is composed of gun metal. These were put on by original graduation,…
"Upon a tripod provided with levelling screws stands the pillar P, to which is fixed the graduated azimuthal…
"The blocks, which are technically known as voussoirs, should be of a wedge shape, the center or top…
"Equilateral pointed arches, described from two centers, the radius being the whole width of the arch."…
"Skeleton of Egyptian Vulture. (Neophron percnopterus), to show bones of bird. a, post-orbital process;…
"In order to produce, on the catoptric system, a fixed light showing all round the circle, a number…
"Differential Lens.—Horizontal divergence may be obtained to any required amount by varying the radius…
"Differential Lens.—Horizontal divergence may be obtained to any required amount by varying the radius…
"Differential Lens.—Horizontal divergence may be obtained to any required amount by varying the radius…
"The whole length of the tube of the wheel barometer, from C to A, is 34 or 35 inches, and it is filled…
"The following description of a section of Lord Rosse's telescope, though not so perfect as could be…
"The twelve signs of the zodiac, together with the Sun, and the Earth revolving around him. When the…
"The elliptical circle being supposed to be the Earth's orbit, with the Sun, S, in one of the foci.…
"Now it is the inclination of the Earth's axis, as above described, which causes the lengths of the…
"Now it is the inclination of the Earth's axis, as above described, which causes the lengths of the…
"Suppose the Earth to be in her Summer solstice, which takes place on the 21st of June. At this period…
"Let S be the Sun, E the Earth, and A, B, C, D, F, the Moon in different parts of her orbit. Now when…
"The bones of the arm. a, humerus; b, ulna; c, radius; d, the carpus; e, the fifth metacarpal; f, the…
The upper extremity of the human body. 1: Clavicle; 2: Scapula; 3: Humerus; 4: Ulna; 5: Radius; 6: Carpus;…
"Skeleton and volar Membranes of the Noctule Bat. c, clavicle; h, humerus; r, radius; u, ulna; d1, first…
"Right fore foot of Indian Elephant. U, ulna; R, radius; c, cunelform; l, lunar; sc, scaphold; u, unciform;…
"a is the sphere, placed in half-holes on the axis bb, so that when its principal axis is parallel to…
"a is the sphere, placed in half-holes on the axis bb, so that when its principal axis is parallel to…
A Great Circle is one which would be formed on the earth's surface by a plane passing through the earth's…
A small circle is one formed by a plane which does not cut the earth into two equal parts. The small…
The Meridian of any given place is that half of the meridian circle which passes through that place…
1. Frontal bone 2. Parietal bone 3. Coronal Suture 4. Squamous portion of Temporal bone 5. Mastoid process…
Diagram of flower of Trillium. In this, as in all such diagrams of cross-section of blossoms, the parts…