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Natural sines , cosines , tangents , or cotangents are those which ... Logarithmic
functions are the logarithms of the natural functions treated in foregoing Art . IV . ,
the characteristics throughout being transformed by the algebraic addition of 10 ...
Natural sines , cosines , tangents , or cotangents are those which ... Logarithmic
functions are the logarithms of the natural functions treated in foregoing Art . IV . ,
the characteristics throughout being transformed by the algebraic addition of 10 ...
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... the natural sines and cosines will be used in the application of these formulas ;
they are often more convenient than logarithms in railroad practice , especially
when the numbers which measure the sides of the triangle are either less than 12
...
... the natural sines and cosines will be used in the application of these formulas ;
they are often more convenient than logarithms in railroad practice , especially
when the numbers which measure the sides of the triangle are either less than 12
...
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The closeness of the guess will correspond to the experience and natural skill of
the leveller : ' the young engineer should not be discouraged if he misses t ) 8. It
is true , that , on a uniform mark rather widely in his early trials . SITTING SLOPE ...
The closeness of the guess will correspond to the experience and natural skill of
the leveller : ' the young engineer should not be discouraged if he misses t ) 8. It
is true , that , on a uniform mark rather widely in his early trials . SITTING SLOPE ...
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centre stake to aid him in forming an airy image of the pro • posed section ,
judges that the natural surface and the formation slopes will meet 30 feet out . Of
his distance , 7. feet are due to half the road - bed , and 23 feet to horizontal
reach of ...
centre stake to aid him in forming an airy image of the pro • posed section ,
judges that the natural surface and the formation slopes will meet 30 feet out . Of
his distance , 7. feet are due to half the road - bed , and 23 feet to horizontal
reach of ...
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... make the preparations above directed . Keep the plumb - line in range with the
star until the star apparently ceases to move . Mark that range . Multithe distance
in feet from the point of observation to the ply the natural tangent of the azimuth ...
... make the preparations above directed . Keep the plumb - line in range with the
star until the star apparently ceases to move . Mark that range . Multithe distance
in feet from the point of observation to the ply the natural tangent of the azimuth ...
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Página 18 - ... the square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Página 4 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Página 11 - Every circumference of a. circle, whether the circle be large or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds.
Página 11 - ... plane triangles. In every plane triangle there are six parts, — three sides and three angles. When three of these parts are given, one being a side, the remaining parts may be found by computation. The operation of finding the unknown parts is called the solution of the triangle.
Página 19 - Call the word written upon each side the name of each side ; then say, As the name of the given side, Is to the given side ; So is the name of the required side, To the required side.
Página 3 - THE LOGARITHM: of a number is the exponent of the power to which it is necessary to raise a fixed number, to produce the given number.
Página 195 - NB The minutes in the left-hand column of each page, increasing downwards, belong to the degrees at the top ; and those increasing upwards, in the right-hand column, belong to the degrees below.
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Página 19 - To find an angle. Assume one side to be radius, and mark the remaining sides as before. Then say, As the side made radius is to radius, So is the other given side to the name of that side; Which determines the opposite angle.
Página 13 - If the angle is greater than 45°, look for the degrees at the bottom of the page, and for the minutes in the right-hand column ; then follow the corresponding...
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| Título | The Field Engineer: A Handy Book of Practice in the Survey, Location, and Track-work of Railroads; Containing a Large Collection of Rules and Tables, Original and Selected, Applicable to Both the Standard and the Narrow Gauge ... |
| Autor | William Findlay Shunk |
| Edición | 14 |
| Editor | D. Van Nostrand Company, 1890 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 30 Nov. 2006 |
| Largo | 339 páginas |
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