The Dictionary of the Arts Sciences And Manufactures
The Dictionary of the Arts Sciences And Manufactures
George William Francis
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A distinct light in a window. PANE, Electrical. (See Magic Picture. } PANEL. A compartment in a wall, ceiling, &c. , surrounded either by mouldings, or by parts called styles, which are not usually flush with the panels. Panels used to be once made highly ornamental, not merely in form, but by means of painting and gilding. PANEL. In masonry, one of the faces of a hewn stone. PANORAMA. A picture exhibiting a suc- cession of objects upon a spherical or cylin- drical surface, the rays of light be...ing sup- posed to pass from all points of external ob- jects, through the surface to the eye in the centre of the sphere, or axis of the cylinder, as near as possible to which the spectator who views the picture is to be situated. PANTAGRAPH. (See Pentagraph. ) PANTHEON. In architecture, a temple or building of a circular form, dedicated to all the gods. The most celebrated Pantheon is that of Rome. PANTOCHRONOMETER. A name given by Mr. Essex to an instrument constructed as follows : A sun dial is affixed to a- magnetic needle, suspended in the usual way, in such a manner as to allow for the variation; it adjusts itself in every position of the instrument.
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