Moving The Obelisks: A Chapter In Engineering History In Which The Vatican Obelisk In Rome In 1586 Was Moved By Muscle Power, And A Study Of More Recent Similar Moves
Author(s)
Dibner, Bern.
Dibner, Bern.
Describes Domenico Fontana's Solution Which Was Backed By Pope Sixtus V To Moving The Obelisk To Its New Position In Piazza San Pietro. Bibliography: P. 61.
Keywords
Fontana, Domenico , 1543-1607, Sixtus , 1520-1590, Obelisco vaticano (Vatican City), Obelisks, Obelisks--Italy--Rome, Moving of buildings, bridges, etc, Buildings, structures, etc, TH153 .D5 1970, 624.1
Fontana, Domenico , 1543-1607, Sixtus , 1520-1590, Obelisco vaticano (Vatican City), Obelisks, Obelisks--Italy--Rome, Moving of buildings, bridges, etc, Buildings, structures, etc, TH153 .D5 1970, 624.1
| Name in long format: | Moving The Obelisks: A Chapter In Engineering History In Which The Vatican Obelisk In Rome In 1586 Was Moved By Muscle Power, And A Study Of More Recent Similar Moves |
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| ISBN-10: | 026254010X |
| ISBN-13: | 9780262540100 |
| Book pages: | 66 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publisher: | M.i.t. Press |
| Dimensions: | 61 p. illus., ports. 26 cm. |
