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arch construction - book recommendation - slightly off-topic

updated mon 26 apr 10

 

Maggie Furtak on sun 25 apr 10


Slightly off-topic for potters, since none of us are planning on building a=
kiln with a dome that spans 45 meters, but a fun engineering book...

I really loved "Brunelleschi's Dome" by Ross King. Gets into the engineeri=
ng nitty-gritty of arches and domes on a massive scale and a good read as w=
ell.

-Maggie