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IIEORY AND PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING.
Book II.
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somewhat changed by the Nor-mans , it yet retains the di-mensions given to it by itscelebrated Saxon constructor.
The small piers, one ofwhich, in the south transept,is nearly perfect, are set outwith great regularity, andmeasure 9 feet 8 inches fromwest to east, and 8 feet 2inches from north to south;their form is that of the Greekcross, composed of five cubes,each 2 feet 7 inches in width,with large and small columnsplaced around them to receivethe mouldings that decoratethe arches: six of these co-lumns have their centres onthe same circle: it is evidentthat the hexagon, or the du-plication of the equilateraltriangle, was applied, andthat the whole was setout by one conversant ingeometry, and acquaintedwith the proportions of thecube. The Greek cross, whichdefines the solid mass, is con-tinued through the triforiumand clerestory up to the timberroof. The columns of the triforium, set round the inner circle, are partly cut intothe lateral arms of the Greek cross, but the face of the shafts of the columns are in a line