Abstract
IN compiling this book it has been assumed that the student is a practical man with some knowledge of the principles of geometry; hence a good deal of the more elementary work has been omitted. Among other subjects treated in the early part of the volume there are many references to surveying and surveying problems. It is almost a cause for uegret that much of this matteir was not also omitted, for many of the methods described would never be employed by any competent surveyor, and some could not possibly be carried out except on a sheet of drawingpaper. The author, on the other hand, is quite at home in describing the applications of geometry to problems in building construction, such as the timber of roofs, mouldings, etc., and this section of the subject, which, indeed, occupies the greater part of the volume, is excellent, and is treated in a clear, straightforward manner, which cannot fail to make the principles clear to the student.
Practical Geometry for Builders and Architects.
By J. E. Paynter. (The Directly-useful Technical Series.) Pp. xii + 409. (London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1921.) 15s. net.
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Practical Geometry for Builders and Architects . Nature 108, 564 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/108564a0
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