Geometry of Construction has long been acknowledged as the most
concise and instructive guide to the technical geometry of the
construction industry, and a vital resource for students in
architecture, carpentry, stonemasonry and engineering. Beginning
with the very basics of technical drawing, it provides a series of
increasingly complex exercises to clearly explain all that the
reader needs to know about geometry. Each topic is covered with a
detailed diagram and carefully written instructions, enabling the
student to progress from basics such as the circle and construction
of scales, to some of the most complex challenges including the
entasis of a column, an ionic volute, the hemispherical dome and
the setting out of barrel vaulting. The authors, T. B. Nichols and
N. P. Keep, both worked extensively in the construction industry
before moving into teaching, so they were ideally suited to produce
this highly practical guide. First published in 1947, a revised
edition, incorporating numerous suggestions from students and
lecturers on Raking Sections, the Projection of Points, of Lines,
and of Planes, the True Lengths of Lines, the Oblique Plane and on
Roof Surfaces, was produced in 1954. Last published in 1966, it has
been unobtainable since then. It remains one of the most useful
books for any student in the construction industry.
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