Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885
Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885
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--GENERAL VIEW OF A MOVABLE MARKET. FIG. 2. --SHOES. FIG. 3. --MODE OF JOINING THE ROOF TIMBERS. FIG. 4. --IRON SUPPORT. FIG. 5. --SECTION OF A SHOE INSERTED IN THE CATCH. FIG. 6. --CATCHES. FIG. 7. --WATERPROOF CANVAS. ] * * * * * DINOCRATES' PROJECT.
Vitruvius relates that the architect Dinocrates proposed toAlexander the Great to carve Mount Athos in such a way as to give itthe shape of a man, whose one hand should support an entire city, andwhose other should carry a cup which received all ...the waters from themountain, and from which they overflowed into the sea.
Alexander, charmed with the idea, asked him if this city was to besurrounded by land capable of supplying it with the grain necessaryfor its subsistence. Having ascertained that the provisioning couldonly be done by sea, Alexander said: "Dinocrates, I grant the beautyof your project; it pleases me, but I think that any one who shouldtake it into his head to establish a colony in the place you proposewould run the risk of being taxed with want of foresight; for, just asa child can neither feed nor develop without the milk of a nurse, soa city cannot increase without fertile fields, have a large populationwithout plenty of food, and allow its inhabitants to subsist withoutrich harvests; so, while giving the originality of your plan myapproval, I have to say to you that I disapprove of the place that youhave selected for putting it into execution.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
--GENERAL VIEW OF A MOVABLE MARKET. FIG. 2. --SHOES. FIG. 3. --MODE OF JOINING THE ROOF TIMBERS. FIG. 4. --IRON SUPPORT. FIG. 5. --SECTION OF A SHOE INSERTED IN THE CATCH. FIG. 6. --CATCHES. FIG. 7. --WATERPROOF CANVAS. ] * * * * * DINOCRATES' PROJECT.
Vitruvius relates that the architect Dinocrates proposed toAlexander the Great to carve Mount Athos in such a way as to give itthe shape of a man, whose one hand should support an entire city, andwhose other should carry a cup which received all ...the waters from themountain, and from which they overflowed into the sea.
Alexander, charmed with the idea, asked him if this city was to besurrounded by land capable of supplying it with the grain necessaryfor its subsistence. Having ascertained that the provisioning couldonly be done by sea, Alexander said: "Dinocrates, I grant the beautyof your project; it pleases me, but I think that any one who shouldtake it into his head to establish a colony in the place you proposewould run the risk of being taxed with want of foresight; for, just asa child can neither feed nor develop without the milk of a nurse, soa city cannot increase without fertile fields, have a large populationwithout plenty of food, and allow its inhabitants to subsist withoutrich harvests; so, while giving the originality of your plan myapproval, I have to say to you that I disapprove of the place that youhave selected for putting it into execution.
What to read after Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885?
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