Acid Rain
Acid Rain and Our Nation's Capital: A Guide to Effects on Buildings and Monuments
作者：McGee, E. S.
体例：题 章数：32
字数：36,713 来源：Project Gutenberg
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章节目录
共 32 题- A field guide to buildings in our Nation’s capital
- The area around the National Capitol
- The Capitol Building—Site 1
- The Peace Monument—Site 2
- The Grant Memorial—Site 3
- Botanic Gardens Building—Site 4
- Jefferson Memorial—Site 5
- Lincoln Memorial—Site 6
- Buildings along 17th Street, NW
- Capital Gatehouse—Site 7
- Organization of American States Building—Site 8
- DAR—Constitution Hall—Site 9
- DAR—Memorial Continental Hall—Site 10
- Corcoran Gallery—Site 11
- Renwick Gallery—Site 12
- Federal Triangle Buildings—Site 13
- Washington Monument—Site 14
- Glossary of Geologic and Architectural Terms
- Baluster—a post or support for a handrail
- Calcite—a mineral composed of calcium carbonate: CaCO₃
- Guttae—small, drop-like rounded ornaments under a roof overhang
- Gypsum—a mineral composed of hydrated calcium sulfate: CaSO₄·2H₂O
- Igneous—formed from melted or partially molten rock
- Marble—a metamorphic rock, chiefly composed of calcium carbonate
- Portico—a porch, with a roof supported by columns
- Pyrite—a mineral (“fool’s gold”) composed of iron sulfide: FeS₂
- Quartz—a mineral composed of silicon dioxide, or silica: SiO₂
- Sandstone—a sedimentary rock composed chiefly of quartz grains
- Volute—a scroll-like ornament on an Ionic column capital
- Further Reading
- Transcriber’s Notes
- End of Project Gutenberg's Acid Rain and Our Nation's Capital, by Elaine McGee