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Its arch, which was constructed from over of stone blocks in just 18 days, is the second largest stone arch in the world, surpassed only by the Friedensbrücke ( Syratalviadukt ) in Plauen, and the largest railroad stone arch.
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Its name may derive from the Latin word meaning " knee " ( genu ; plural, genua ), i. e. " angle ", from its geographical position at the centre of the Ligurian coastal arch, thus akin to the name of Geneva.
Its length from east to west is accurately determined by the fact that the Via Appia, which runs from north-west to south-east from Casilinum to Calatia, turns due east very soon after passing the so-called Arco di Adriano ( a triumphal arch of brickwork, once faced with marble, with three openings, erected in honour of some emperor unknown ), and continues to run in this direction for 1, 600 m ( 6000 ancient Oscan feet ).
Its use has also been traced through the Egyptians to the ancient Greeks and Romans, representations of Trajan ( arch of Constantine ) and Antoninus Pius ( reverse of a medal ) being found with it.
Its design is a combination of both Hindu and Muslim architectural styles, the arch is in Muslim style while the decorations are in Hindu style.
Its length includes more than 45, 000 acres ( 182 km² ) and the towering Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge in Williamson County, Tennessee, completed in 1994 and one of only two post-tensioned, segmental concrete arch bridges in the world.
Its outer walls are 15th-century, with a 7th-century Saxon arch doorway surviving from the original church, which is the oldest piece of church material in London.
Its single gothic arch has span of over 12 metres and at low tide the apex of the arch lies over 17 metres above the water-line.
Its inner arch measures 27 centimeters by 44 centimeters and a number of precious stones were embedded.
Its landscape within this semi-circular valley was the basis for its name ; the early settlers, owing to the band / arch of settlements with the valley, bapitzed the region the " Arch of Calheta ", or Arco da Calheta.
Its origin is where the dorsal vein from the fifth digit ( smallest toe ) merges with the dorsal venous arch of the foot, which attaches to the great saphenous vein.
Its 12 values, inscribed " Posta di Fiume ", used four designs, a Venetian sailing ship, a Roman arch, St. Vitus, and a rostral column, all printed over a buff-colored background.
Its two heavy buttresses or supporting pillars at either end are functionally unnecessary, and engineers of later arch bridges such as the Frederick W. Panhorst Bridge omitted them from the design.
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Its elimination would result in the saving of interest costs, heavy when short-term money rates are high, and in freedom from dependence on credit which is not always available when needed most.
Its original appearance is shown in an engraving published in the `` Massachusetts Magazine '' in May 1793, which is reproduced herewith ( Fig. 1 ).
Then in 2 we show that any line involution with the properties that ( A ) It has no complex of invariant lines, and ( B ) Its singular lines form a complex consisting exclusively of the lines which meet a twisted curve, is necessarily of the type discussed in 1.
Its notoriety arises from an incident in 1894 in which the then owner, an English landlady named Agnes McDonnell, was savagely beaten and the house set alight, allegedly by a local man, James Lynchehaun.
Its great natural strength and situation, not far from the mouth of the Sis pass, and near the great road which debouched from the Cilician Gates, made Anazarbus play a considerable part in the struggles between the Byzantine Empire and the early Muslim invaders.
Its chemical and physical properties are so similar to that of natural amethyst that it can not be differentiated with absolute certainty without advanced gemnological testing ( which is often cost-prohibitive ).
Its total length from its source to its junction with the Rhine comprises about 295 km ( 183 miles ), during which distance it descends, draining an area of, including the whole of central Switzerland.
Its name means " no feet " in Greek, and it represents a bird-of-paradise ( which were once believed to lack feet ).
Its preparation involves digging a hole about 150 cm deep in the ground, within which incandescent stones are placed inside a bonfire.
Its function is to control the expulsion of feces, unwanted semi-solid matter produced during digestion, which, depending on the type of animal, may be one or more of: matter which the animal cannot digest, such as bones ; food material after all the nutrients have been extracted, for example cellulose or lignin ; ingested matter which would be toxic if it remained in the digestive tract ; and dead or excess gut bacteria and other endosymbionts.
Its flexible design enabled it to play games which used display list manipulation to generate a pseudo 3D appearance such as Ballblazer ( 1987 ) and F-18 Hornet ( 1988 ).
Its development is likely to have been closely connected with the development of human language, which ( whether spoken or written ) appears to both involve and facilitate abstract thinking.
Its weapons system, the AIM-54 working with the AWG-9 radar, migrated to the new U. S. Navy fighter project, the VFX, which would become the F-14 Tomcat.
Its highly professional officer corps serves as a nucleus around which the trained service would be mobilized if required.
Its focus is on individual moves or short sequences of moves, unlike traditional climbing or sport climbing, which generally demand more endurance over longer stretches of rock where the difficulty of individual moves is not as great.
Its surfaces therefore are symmetrical and not uneven like the aerofoils which give the returning boomerang its characteristic curved flight.
Its long-term survival will only be assured in areas which receive active protection and management.
Its stated goal was “ to destroy the Russian forces deployed in the West and to prevent their escape into the wide-open spaces of Russia .” A key factor was the surprise attack which included the near annihilation of the total Soviet airforce by simultaneous attacks on airfields.
Its success ( coupled with some theatrical releases of the film in Europe ) convinced CBS to turn it into a weekly series, which began airing in the Spring of 1978.
Its flowers are attractive to bees, which are important for gardens with an abundance of plants in need of pollination.
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