The Theory and Practice of Surveying: Containing All the Instructions Requisite for the Skilful Practice of this Art. With a New Set of Accurate Mathematical TablesHarper, 1832 - 348 páginas |
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... inch , yard , & c . , or of whatever the whole thing originally consisted : the 4 and the 8 are the denominators , showing into how many equal parts the unit is divided ; and the three and the five are the numerators , showing how many ...
... inch , yard , & c . , or of whatever the whole thing originally consisted : the 4 and the 8 are the denominators , showing into how many equal parts the unit is divided ; and the three and the five are the numerators , showing how many ...
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... inches to the decimal of a foot . The foot being equal to 12 inches , the vulgar fraction will be ; then 12 ) 9.00 .75 = decimal fraction required . Reduce 8 inches to the decimal of a yard . 8 inches 1 yard × 3 × 12 = 36 36 ) 8.0 ( .22 ...
... inches to the decimal of a foot . The foot being equal to 12 inches , the vulgar fraction will be ; then 12 ) 9.00 .75 = decimal fraction required . Reduce 8 inches to the decimal of a yard . 8 inches 1 yard × 3 × 12 = 36 36 ) 8.0 ( .22 ...
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... inches in a foot . .7500 12 = number of lines in an inch . 9.0000 The answer here is 2 feet 9 lines . What is the value of .084 of a furlong ? Ans . 3 per . 1 yd . 2 ft . 11 in . What is the value of .683 of a degree ? 48 thirds . What ...
... inches in a foot . .7500 12 = number of lines in an inch . 9.0000 The answer here is 2 feet 9 lines . What is the value of .084 of a furlong ? Ans . 3 per . 1 yd . 2 ft . 11 in . What is the value of .683 of a degree ? 48 thirds . What ...
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... inch compasses with a moveable leg , an ink point , a dotting point , the crayon point , so contrived as to hold a whole pencil , two additional pieces to lengthen occasionally one leg of the compasses , and thereby enable them to ...
... inch compasses with a moveable leg , an ink point , a dotting point , the crayon point , so contrived as to hold a whole pencil , two additional pieces to lengthen occasionally one leg of the compasses , and thereby enable them to ...
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... inches ; instruments are seldom made longer , but often smaller . Those of six inches are , however , to be preferred , in general , before any other size ; they will effect all that can be performed with the shortest ones , while , at ...
... inches ; instruments are seldom made longer , but often smaller . Those of six inches are , however , to be preferred , in general , before any other size ; they will effect all that can be performed with the shortest ones , while , at ...
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ABCD acres altitude arch azimuth base bearing blank line centre chains and links circle circumferentor co-sine column compasses contained cube root decimal diagonal diameter difference of latitude divided divisions divisor draw east ecliptic edge EXAMPLE feet field-book figure four-pole chains geometrical series given angle given number half the sum height Hence horizon glass hypothenuse inches instrument length logarithm manner measure meridian distance method multiplied needle nonius number of degrees object observed offsets opposite parallelogram perches perpendicular plane prob PROBLEM proportion protractor quadrant quotient radius rhombus right angles right line scale of equal SCHOLIUM screw secant sect sector semicircle side square root station stationary distance subtract suppose survey taken tangent theo theodolite THEOREM third trapezium triangle ABC trigonometry two-pole chains vane vulgar fraction whence
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Página 173 - In like manner, when it is said, that " triangles on the same base, and between the same parallels, are equal...
Página 49 - The angle in a semicircle is a right angle ; the angle in a segment greater than a semicircle is less than a right angle ; and the angle in a segment less than a semicircle is greater than a right angle.
Página 163 - RULE. From half the sum of the three sides subtract each side severally.
Página 41 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, &c.
Página 97 - C' (89) (90) (91) (92) (93) 112. In any plane triangle, the sum of any two sides is to their difference as the tangent of half the sum of the opposite angles is to the tangent of half their difference.
Página 41 - The radius of a circle is a right line drawn from the centre to the circumference.
Página 52 - Triangles upon equal bases, and between the same parallels, are equal to one another.
Página 24 - The square of the sum of two numbers is equal to the square of the first number plus twice the product of the first and second number plus the square of the second number.
Página 35 - DIVISION BY LOGARITHMS. RULE. From the logarithm of the dividend subtract the logarithm of the divisor, and the number answering to the remainder will be the quotient required.