The complete measurer: or, The whole art of measuring, containing the substance of Hawney's Mensuration, newly arranged, adapted to the present improved state of science, and incorporated with a variety of original and important matter1817 |
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... marked with an asterisk * in the table of contents has been supplied by the Editor , toge- ther with all the new figures , and the practical exam- ples , excepting one to each of the old rules , and those at the end of the book . The ...
... marked with an asterisk * in the table of contents has been supplied by the Editor , toge- ther with all the new figures , and the practical exam- ples , excepting one to each of the old rules , and those at the end of the book . The ...
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... . .... 70 None of the articles marked with asterisks are in the original editions of HAWNEY , they have , at different periods , been supplied by the present Editur . * XXIII . Given the height of an elliptical Segment CONTENTS + .
... . .... 70 None of the articles marked with asterisks are in the original editions of HAWNEY , they have , at different periods , been supplied by the present Editur . * XXIII . Given the height of an elliptical Segment CONTENTS + .
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... marked 2 ; then open the compasses a small matter , till the left hand foot reaches to the intersection of the two lines marked 4 , 4 , and you have the extent of the number re- quired . In a similar manner , any other number may be ...
... marked 2 ; then open the compasses a small matter , till the left hand foot reaches to the intersection of the two lines marked 4 , 4 , and you have the extent of the number re- quired . In a similar manner , any other number may be ...
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... marked at the right - hand A , B , C , D ; two of these lines , B , C , are upon the slider , and the other two , A , D , upon the rule . Three of these lines , viz . A , B , C , are called double lines , because they proceed from 1 to ...
... marked at the right - hand A , B , C , D ; two of these lines , B , C , are upon the slider , and the other two , A , D , upon the rule . Three of these lines , viz . A , B , C , are called double lines , because they proceed from 1 to ...
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... marked wo at 17. ∙ 15 , and a G at 18.95 , the wine and ale gauge points , to make it serve the purpose of a gauging rule . The use of the double lines A and B , is for work- ing the rule of proportion , and finding the areas of plane ...
... marked wo at 17. ∙ 15 , and a G at 18.95 , the wine and ale gauge points , to make it serve the purpose of a gauging rule . The use of the double lines A and B , is for work- ing the rule of proportion , and finding the areas of plane ...
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16 feet 20 inches 9 inches abscissa arch Area Seg breadth bung-diameter cask centre chord A B circle circular circular segment circum circumference COMPLETE MEASURER cone conjugate axis conoid contained Cross hedge cubic inches curve depth diameter A B distance divided double ordinate ellipsis elliptical equal EUCLID Example feet 6 inches feet 9 figure find the Area find the Solidity foot frustum gauge-point given greater end head-diameter hence hyperbola inches broad latus rectum length less end measure multiply the sum Off-sets ounces parabola parallel parallelogram perpendicular perpendicular height polygon pounds Prob PROBLEM pyramid quarter girt quotient radius Required the area Required the solidity rhombus roof segment semicircle side slant height Sliding Rule solidity and superficies specific gravity sphere spheroid square root straight line subtract surface thickness timber transverse axis trapezium triangle vertex whole wine gallons yards zone
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Página 47 - BAC is cut off from the given circle ABC containing an angle equal to the given angle D : Which was to be done. PROP. XXXV. THEOR. If two straight lines within a circle cut one another, the rectangle contained by the segments of one of them is equal to the rectangle contained by the segments of the other.
Página x - An INTRODUCTION to the THEORY and PRACTICE of PLANE and SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY, and the Stereographic Projection of the Sphere, including the Theory of Navigation ; comprehending a variety of Rules, Formulae, &c.
Página 37 - To find the area of a trapezoid. RULE. Multiply half the sum of the two parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them : the product will be the area.
Página 3 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds.
Página 5 - A diameter of a circle is a straight line drawn through the centre, and terminated both ways by the circumference.
Página 101 - The Slant height of a regular pyramid is the distance from the vertex to the middle of one of the sides of the base, or, if it be a cone, to the circumference of the base.
Página 99 - To find the solidity of a cylinder. RULE. — Multiply the area of the base by the altitude, and the product will be the solidity.
Página 49 - ... multiply the square of the diameter by ,7854 and the product will be- the area.
Página 27 - The area of any figure is the space contained within the bounds of its surface. without any regard to thickness, and is estimated by the number of squares contained in the same ; the side of those squares being either an inch, a foot, a yard, a rod, &c.
Página 195 - Required the quantity of plastering in a room, the length being 14 feet 5 inches, breadth 13 feet 2 inches, and height 9 feet 3 inches to the under side of the cornice, which girts...