Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry: With Their Applications to Mensuration, Surveying, and NavigationHarper & brothers, 1855 - 178 páginas |
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altitude angle of elevation arithm base chain chord circle circumference column complement computed corresponding cosecant cosine cotangent cubic feet diameter diff difference of latitude difference of longitude divided draw entire surface equal equator figure find the angles find the area frustum Geom Geometry Given the angle Given the hypothenuse Given two sides height Hence horizontal line inches included angle length logarithmic sine manner measured meridian middle latitude miles minutes Multiply natural number number of degrees parallel parallel sailing perpendicular plane sailing pole polygon prismoid PROBLEM Prop proportional quadrant radius right-angled spherical triangle right-angled triangle rods Sandy Hook scale secant ship sails side AC slant height spherical triangle ABC SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY square feet station subtract tabular number tang tangent telescope theodolite three sides Trigonometry tude vernier vertical yards zoids
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Página 20 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, • called degrees, each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds, etc.
Página 163 - The law of sines states that in any spherical triangle the sines of the sides are proportional to the sines of their opposite angles: sin a _ sin b __ sin c _ sin A sin B sin C...
Página 54 - 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 83 - Also, similar pyramids are to each other as the cubes of their homologous edges (Geom., Prop.
Página 72 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Página 123 - A=gThat is, the difference between the true and the apparent level, is nearly equal to the square of the distance divided by the diameter of the earth. Ex. 1. What is the difference between the true and the apparent level, for a distance of one English mile, supposing the earth to be 7940 miles in diameter?
Página 17 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Página 63 - To find the area of an irregular polygon. RULE. Draw diagonals dividing the polygon into triangles, and find the sum of the areas of these triangles.
Página 47 - ... upon a scale of 100 rods to an inch, in which case the side AB will be represented by 4.32 inches; or we may construct it upon a scale of 200 rods to an inch; that is, 100 rods to...
Página 73 - To find the volume of a pyramid, or of a cone. Multiply the area of the base by one third of the altitude.