Excerpt from The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland for 1897, Vol. 29 It is now established beyond the possibility of doubt that the material of the pillar is pure malleable iron of specific gravity, and that the monument is a solid shaft of wrought iron welded together. Flaws in many parts disclose the fact-that the welding is not absolutely perfect. The total length of the pillar from the top of the capital to the bottom of the base is 23 feet 8 inches. Twenty-two feet are above ground, ...
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Excerpt from The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland for 1897, Vol. 29 It is now established beyond the possibility of doubt that the material of the pillar is pure malleable iron of specific gravity, and that the monument is a solid shaft of wrought iron welded together. Flaws in many parts disclose the fact-that the welding is not absolutely perfect. The total length of the pillar from the top of the capital to the bottom of the base is 23 feet 8 inches. Twenty-two feet are above ground, and only 1 foot 8 inches are below ground. The weight is estimated to exceed six tons. The lower diameter of the shaft is 164 inches, and the upper diameter is 1205 inches, the diminution being of an inch per foot. The capital, which is of the bell pattern, is 35 feet high. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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