The arch: born in the sewer, raised to the heavens

DOI10.1007/S00004-006-0014-XMaRDI QIDQ871633zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Matthys Levy

Publication date 20 March 2007

Published in Nexus Network Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-006-0014-x

zbMATH Keywords

mechanicsGreeksmasonrystonearchEgyptiansEthruscansRomans

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General applied mathematics (00A69) History of mathematics and mathematicians (01A99)

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