Timothy Palmer, who invented and later patented the arch type of construction for wooden bridges, was the genius who planned and supervised the building of the Essex, or `` Deer Island '' bridge although the actual work was carried out under the direction of William Coombs, who received $300 as recompense.

The low cost and ease of fabrication of the dies for three-dimensional foam cutting plus the wide variety of shapes, dimensions, and contours that can be tailor-made to customer requirements has made the technique useful for producing case liners, materials handling containers, packaging and cushioning devices, and such novelties as soap dishes, toys, head rests, arch supports, and gas pedal covers.

He founded the Academy of Naples under Giovanni Pontano and, for his entrance in the city in 1443, had a magnificent triumphal arch added to the main gate of Castel Nuovo.

The route taken is up to the arch and then around its side, out of respect for the tomb and its symbolism.

In addition to allowing extra room for the passage of muscles to work the lower jaw, the zygomatic arch also allows for differentiation of separate muscle groups to be involved in biting and chewing.

who wrote in a letter to Thomas Paine on the construction of an arch for a bridge:

While a catenary is the ideal shape for a freestanding arch of constant thickness, the Gateway Arch is narrower near the top.

According to the U. S. National Historic Landmark nomination for the arch, it is a " weighted catenary " instead.

The analysis of the curve for an optimal arch is similar except that the forces of tension become forces of compression and everything is inverted.

The Olympic torch relay for the 2002 Winter Olympics passed through the arch.

The two longitudinal arches serve as pillars for the transverse arch which run obliquely across the tarsometatarsal joints.

Eiffel's proposal was for a bridge whose deck was supported by five iron piers, with the abutments of the pair on the river bank also bearing a central supporting arch.

This technique, which results in a spiral effect in the arch masonry, provides extra strength in the arch to compensate for the angled abutments.

Its arch is clockwise for the left leg and counter-clockwise for the right leg.

The double curvature concrete arch dam was constructed between 1955 and 1959 by Impresit of Italy at a cost of $ 135, 000, 000 for the first stage with only the Kariba South power cavern.

* Catenary arch kiln, typically used for the firing of pottery using salt, these by their form ( a catenary arch ) tend to retain their shape over repeated heating and cooling cycles, whereas other types require extensive metalwork supports.

It is hypothesized, however, that there were some elements of pre-Islamic architecture which were Islamicized into Andalusi and Maghribi architecture, for example, the distinctive horseshoe arch.

On August 18, 2009, after months of speculation and negotiations, twice-retired veteran quarterback Brett Favre, who until 2007 played 16 years for division arch rival Green Bay Packers, signed a two-year, $ 25 million deal with the Vikings, starting what many Vikings fans refer to as " The Brett Favre Era ".

The stone arch or vault, with or without ribs, dominated the roof structures of major architectural works for about 2, 000 years, only giving way to iron beams with the Industrial Revolution and the designing of such buildings as Paxton's Crystal Palace, completed 1851.

Although only 16 metres long the apex of the roof arch extends to a height of 10 metres in order to allow the natural airflow of a building of this shape to aid in the all important ventilation required for the type of plants to be housed.

It was probably for the same reason that the triumphal arch, the Arch of Trajan, was erected there by the senate and people of Rome and constructed by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus in 114.

For this reason, it is also often referred to as the Canterbury arch.

For some reason the North Midland built very ornate portals at the northern ends of their tunnels, in this case a Saxon-inspired arch, while the southern ends were relatively plain.

There is a smaller arch, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which stands west of the Louvre.

After the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and the Arc de Triomphe de l ' Étoile, the Grande Arche is the third arch built on the same perspective.

An afterglow is a broad high arch of whitish or rosy light appearing in the sky due to very fine particles of dust suspended in the high regions of the atmosphere.

By US legal standards this Italian culvert is an arch bridge

The Arkadiko Bridge is one of four Mycenaean corbel arch bridges part of a former network of roads, designed to accommodate chariots, between Tiryns to Epidauros in the Peloponnese, in Greece.

Dating to the Greek Bronze Age ( 13th century BC ), it is one of the oldest arch bridges still in existence and use.

This bridge is also historically significant as it is the world's oldest open-spandrel stone segmental arch bridge.

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.

* A Natural arch is formed when a sea stacks is eroded through by waves.

In his 1810 book entitled The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Joseph Strutt describes the way pall mall was played in England in the early 17th century: " Pale-maille is a game wherein a round box ball is struck with a mallet through a high arch of iron, which he that can do at the fewest blows, or at the number agreed upon, wins.

The wall behind the stone was a temporary addition to support the arch above it, which had been weakened after the damage in the 1808 fire ; the wall blocks the view of the rotunda, sits on top of the graves of four 12th century kings, and is no longer structurally necessary.

Delicate Arch is a tall freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park near Moab, Utah.

In contrast, the lateral longitudinal arch is very low.

It is an abductor and a weak flexor, and also helps maintain the arch of the foot.

Historically, most arch spans had solid spandrels, meaning that the areas between arches were completely filled in — usually with masonry — until the advent of steel and reinforced concrete in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Nevertheless the Emperors continued to grant major territories to the most important ( arch ) bishops.

In the arch of the door, the tympanum, is often a significant piece of sculpture, most frequently Christ in Majesty and Judgment Day.

Image: Delicate arch sunset. jpg | Delicate Arch, one of the most famous arch in Arches National Park

The importance of Benevento in classical times is vouched for by the many remains of antiquity which it possesses, of which the most famous is the triumphal arch erected in honour of Trajan by the senate and people of Rome in 114, with important reliefs relating to its history.

Also shown that year was another of Lawrence's most famous portraits, that of the actress Elizabeth Farren, soon to be the Countess of Derby, " completely Elizabeth Farren: arch, spirited, elegant and engaging ", according to one newspaper.

It is this distinctive growth form that is so valued in the open-grown American elms of street plantings, lawns, and parks ; along most narrower streets, elms planted on opposite sides arch and blend together into a leafy canopy over the pavement.

There are two types of softball: in the most common, slow-pitch softball, the ball, sometimes larger than the standard 12 in, must arch on its path to the batter, 10 players make up a team, and bunting and stealing are prohibited ; in fast-pitch softball the pitch is fast, there are 9 players on a team, and bunting and stealing are permitted.

The most interesting parts are the chapel and an entrance arch, visible from the Uxbridge Road.

The approach continues through the great portico into the hall, its ceiling painted by James Thornhill with the Duke's apotheosis, then on under a great triumphal arch, through the huge marble door-case with the Duke's marble effigy above it ( bearing the ducal plaudit " Nor could Augustus better calm mankind "), and into the painted saloon, the most highly decorated room in the palace, where the Duke was to have sat enthroned.

The university demolished most of the original Old Court buildings in order to make room for an extension to the University Library ; only the gateway arch opposite Clare College survives.

The Brandenburg Gate () is a former city gate, rebuilt in the late 18th century as a neoclassical triumphal arch, and now one of the most well-known landmarks of Berlin and Germany.

Methana is also the youngest most active volcano center and forms the northwestern end of the cycladic arch of active volcanoes that includes Milos island, Santorini island and Nisyros island.

The most likely candidate for the first true proscenium arch in a permanent theatre is the Teatro Farnese in Parma ( 1618 ).

The two most anterior pharyngeal arches are thought to have become the jaw itself and the hyoid arch, respectively.

The line required 14 tunnels and 22 viaducts, the most notable is the 24 arch Ribblehead Viaduct which is high and long.

The Coast path then follows the shores of the Isle of Purbeck-past Bat's Head and Swyre Head, and on to Durdle Door, a natural arch which has been described as " one of Dorset's most recognisable features ".

Though the engine was slightly downgraded from the LP 400 model ( 355 PS ), the most radical changes were in the exterior, where the tires were replaced with much wider Pirelli P7 units, and fiberglass wheel arch extensions were added, giving the car the fundamental look it kept until the end of its production run.

According to Harper ’ s Weekly in 1882, “ One of the most striking proofs of the rapid growth of New York is furnished by the bridges of the Harlem .” There are two general categories of bridge type on the Harlem: fixed arch and movable.

Like most bridges of its time, The Pont Neuf is constructed as a series of many short arch bridges, following Roman precedents.

* American comic book super hero Captain Marvel from Fawcett Comics, after having been cancelled in 1953, was given a story where he ( and most of his friends and his arch foes ) was trapped in suspended animation for 20 years to explain his revival in 1973 by DC Comics.

The upper shell ( carapace ) of most emydids is the shape of a low arch, although in some species it is domed.