Littell's Living Age, Volume 174Littell, Son and Company, 1887 |
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Page 168
... feet , and a total height of 110 feet from high water to lantern - centre , being solid for 39 feet from the base , and containing 44,500 cubic feet of granite , weighing 3,300 tons . Each face - stone is dovetailed vertically and also ...
... feet , and a total height of 110 feet from high water to lantern - centre , being solid for 39 feet from the base , and containing 44,500 cubic feet of granite , weighing 3,300 tons . Each face - stone is dovetailed vertically and also ...
Page 169
... feet high . The low- old tower was about fourteen miles , with est story is partly filled in with masonry , an elevation of 72 feet . The extended leaving space for a coal - vault . The other range is ample for all maritime needs ...
... feet high . The low- old tower was about fourteen miles , with est story is partly filled in with masonry , an elevation of 72 feet . The extended leaving space for a coal - vault . The other range is ample for all maritime needs ...
Page 170
... feet , the height of plate glass to 4 feet , the cylindrical form substituted for every other . It does not seem possible to construct lighthouse towers and lanterns of better designs and materials than those which have been described ...
... feet , the height of plate glass to 4 feet , the cylindrical form substituted for every other . It does not seem possible to construct lighthouse towers and lanterns of better designs and materials than those which have been described ...
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