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liim to pursue it, if he please, from the hints it affords. With this apology for not prf>.
ducing to him a more complicated, though not less useful subject, we proceed.
24,30. Fig. 836. (No. 1.)
represents the plan of a staircase one third the size used for the
purposes of the delineation
;
YZ (No. l.)is the plane of the picture, O is its centre. I'loiii
the data, therefore, there will be no difficulty of obtaining the vanisliiiig points of tlie sides
Yn and ah. The diagram is not encumbered with the visual rays necessary for the deline-
ation, which we are to suppose drawn and transferred to their proper places on No.
.'>.,
wherein HH is the horizontal line. No. 2. is a longitudinal section of the staircase, wherein
are shown tiie rising and descending steps, and the dotted line cd gives the section of the
vaulted ceiling over the staircase. It will be immediately seen that the ends of the steps
will be determined by visual lines, notwithstanding the ascent and descent of them, because
either is determined by referring to any lines of height, which may be obtained from the
plan and section, by which the portions seen of tlie liii^hts will be immediately foinid and