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Life-Size Sketch Of Giant (St Peter's) Dome Uncovered
The Telegraph (UK) ^
| 12-13-2006
| Malcom Moore
Posted on 12/12/2006 6:52:44 PM PST by blam
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No pictures.
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posted on
12/12/2006 6:52:46 PM PST
by
blam
To: usurper; SunkenCiv
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posted on
12/12/2006 6:53:19 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
I have a life-size map of the United States.
The scale is "1 inch = 1 inch"
But it's really hard to fold.
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posted on
12/12/2006 6:55:35 PM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
To: blam
A full size drawing. What a concept.
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posted on
12/12/2006 6:56:42 PM PST
by
Rocky
(Air America: Robbing the poor, and still unable to stay in business)
To: blam
No pictures. They'd be too big to post, wouldn't they?
To: blam
I hope they do some pics.
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posted on
12/12/2006 7:14:30 PM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: ClearCase_guy
I have a life-size map of the United States. I have the world's largest seashell collection. I keep it scattered on thousands of beaches.
I don't want everything. I mean, if you had everything... where would you keep it?
/steven wright :-)
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posted on
12/12/2006 7:19:02 PM PST
by
Ramius
([sip])
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
12/12/2006 7:39:32 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: blam
Open St. Paul's sarcophagus and see if he is incorrupt.
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posted on
12/12/2006 8:01:24 PM PST
by
Vicomte13
(Aure entuluva.)
To: Vicomte13
They opened Beethoven's tomb and found him sitting there erasing the notes on a sheet of music.
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posted on
12/12/2006 8:07:43 PM PST
by
Lancey Howard
(He was "decomposing".)
To: Ramius
wow, so many people thought of the steven wright joke!
To: Lancey Howard
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posted on
12/12/2006 8:14:31 PM PST
by
Vicomte13
(Aure entuluva.)
To: blam
This was a very common architectural procedure of the time. I just saw something about this on TV recently (like National Geographic or History channel). European Cathedral building - very common to use a 1:1 scale drawing.
To: Rocky
He lofted the design.
Table of offsets anyplace?
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posted on
12/12/2006 8:23:42 PM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(As far as we know, all numbers are imaginary. some just hurt your brain more than others. ~ lepton)
To: Lancey Howard
He was decomposing, right?
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posted on
12/12/2006 8:50:08 PM PST
by
arthurus
(Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE)
To: Charles Henrickson
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posted on
12/13/2006 8:50:37 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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12/13/2006 8:52:27 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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posted on
12/13/2006 9:01:27 AM PST
by
NYer
(Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to Heaven. St. Rose of Lima)
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posted on
12/13/2006 9:02:38 AM PST
by
NYer
(Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to Heaven. St. Rose of Lima)
To: Rocky
When using stone for architecture 1:1 drawings are very useful. You can compare each stone cut for fit and finish and know that it will be set as it should.
The architect often used 100s of skilled stone cutters to make the parts for walls and domes. The architect would compare each piece with the drawing before approval to set.
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posted on
12/13/2006 9:08:31 AM PST
by
American_Centurion
(No, I don't trust the government to automatically do the right thing.)
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