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In the abstract design
of fortifications two types of radii, the oblique radius and right radius,
were used to establish and clearly exhibit the spatial orientation and
proportional relationships between the elements of a polygon of fortification
in an effort to insure that the polygon was sufficiently designed and laid
out with a
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January, 2003 |
In
geometry a radius is a right line produced from the center point of a circle
to any one point on the circumference of the circle. Its length is equal
to one-half the length of the diameter of a circle.
minimum trace
so that all of the elements fit together in the most efficient manner possible
within the context of the importance of the fortification and the resources
available for its construction. The Oblique
Radius was represented by a right line produced
from the center point of the polygon to the extremity of one of the exterior
sides of the polygon. The Right Radius
was a right line produced from the center point perpendicular to any one
of the sides of the polygon.
