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More Ligurian Arches

Posted on May 22, 2012 by dougaj4

We will complete the stay in Camoglia with another collection of arch structures (great and small, old and new) from the district: The recent photo of the Recco Rail Viaduct is from the Structurae Database. The photo from the time … Continue reading →

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Ligurian Arches

Posted on May 15, 2012 by dougaj4

We have looked previously at Robert Hooke’s statement on the mathematical analysis of arches:  abcccddeeeeefggiiiiiiiillmmmmnnnnnooprrsssttttttuuuuuuuvx but of course  people had been constructing large arch structures for many hundreds of years before Hooke made his enigmatic statement, and the masters, if … Continue reading →

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