An Introduction to Mensuration and Practical Geometry

ABCD ADBA altitude arch axis base Bisect breadth bung cask centre chord of half circle whose diameter circular circular segment circumference cone conjugate diameter convex surface cube curve cylinder Demon describe arcs cutting describe the arc diagonal distance divided draw the line ellipse equal EXAMPLES feet 9 inches figure find the area find the solidity fluxion foot frustum girt give the solidity given line greater end half the arc hexagon hyperbola hypothenuse length less abscissa less end linear side measure multiply the sum ordinate parabola parallel pentagon perpendicular PROBLEM prolate spheroid pyramid quotient radius rectangle regular polygon Required the area Required the solidity rhombus right line roof segment semicircle sine of half slant height SLIDING RULE solid content solidity required specific gravity sphere spheroid square root thickness transverse and conjugate transverse diameter trapezium ullage versed sine Whence whole wine gallons yard