A Treatise on Mensuration: Both in Theory and PracticeSaint, 1770 - 646 pages |
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... altitude equal to the radius ; and confequently that its area is found by drawing the radius into half the circumference ; and fo reduced the quadrature of the circle to the determination of the ratio of the diameter to the ...
... altitude equal to the radius ; and confequently that its area is found by drawing the radius into half the circumference ; and fo reduced the quadrature of the circle to the determination of the ratio of the diameter to the ...
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... diameter , as ACBDA . A quadrant , or quarter of a cir- cle , is a fector whofe radiufes are perpendicular to each other , as EF GE . A D F R The The altitude or height of a figure is a perpendi- 6 GEOMETRICAL DEFINITIONS . Part I.
... diameter , as ACBDA . A quadrant , or quarter of a cir- cle , is a fector whofe radiufes are perpendicular to each other , as EF GE . A D F R The The altitude or height of a figure is a perpendi- 6 GEOMETRICAL DEFINITIONS . Part I.
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Both in Theory and Practice Charles Hutton. The altitude or height of a figure is a perpendi- cular let fall from its vertex , or top , to its base . Similar triangles are those whofe angles are equal , each to each . Similar plane ...
Both in Theory and Practice Charles Hutton. The altitude or height of a figure is a perpendi- cular let fall from its vertex , or top , to its base . Similar triangles are those whofe angles are equal , each to each . Similar plane ...
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... altitude and depreffion with the quadrant . Let A be any object , as the top of a tower , hill , or other eminence ; or the fun , moon , or a ' ftar and let it be re- quired to find the mea- fure of the angle ABC which a line drawn from ...
... altitude and depreffion with the quadrant . Let A be any object , as the top of a tower , hill , or other eminence ; or the fun , moon , or a ' ftar and let it be re- quired to find the mea- fure of the angle ABC which a line drawn from ...
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... altitudes and diftances of objects , fome of which are here fubjoined .. I. One very eafy method is by a fquare with a plummet AE fufpended from one corner A , and the two fides- BC , CD ... altitude Sect . III . 53 HEIGHTS and DISTANCES .
... altitudes and diftances of objects , fome of which are here fubjoined .. I. One very eafy method is by a fquare with a plummet AE fufpended from one corner A , and the two fides- BC , CD ... altitude Sect . III . 53 HEIGHTS and DISTANCES .
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