A treatise on mensuration, both in theory and practice. The second edition, with many additionsG. G. J.&J. Robinson, 1788 - 16 pages |
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Page x
... divided , the fame feries very rarely including them both . The mathema- ticians in most parts of Europe now applied themselves di- ligently to these new discoveries , and many feries were affigned on all hands , fome admired for their ...
... divided , the fame feries very rarely including them both . The mathema- ticians in most parts of Europe now applied themselves di- ligently to these new discoveries , and many feries were affigned on all hands , fome admired for their ...
Page xii
... divided into three fections . Sect . 1. Contains feveral geometrical definitions and problems ; fome of which are new , and , it is prefumed , they are all more complete , and lefs exceptionable , than thofe inftead of which they have ...
... divided into three fections . Sect . 1. Contains feveral geometrical definitions and problems ; fome of which are new , and , it is prefumed , they are all more complete , and lefs exceptionable , than thofe inftead of which they have ...
Page xiii
... divided into 8 fections . Sect . 1. Treats of bodies that are bounded by right or circular lines , viz . prisins , pyramids , the sphere , and the circular spindle . Sect . 2. Treats of the five regular folids or bodies . Scct . 3 ...
... divided into 8 fections . Sect . 1. Treats of bodies that are bounded by right or circular lines , viz . prisins , pyramids , the sphere , and the circular spindle . Sect . 2. Treats of the five regular folids or bodies . Scct . 3 ...
Page xvi
... divided into several Varieties Of gauging Cafks by their Mean Diameters To gauge any Cafk by Four Dittenfions To gauge any Cafk by Three Dimentions only The fame , by another new and eafy Method Of the Ullage of Cafk's Of Artificers ...
... divided into several Varieties Of gauging Cafks by their Mean Diameters To gauge any Cafk by Four Dittenfions To gauge any Cafk by Three Dimentions only The fame , by another new and eafy Method Of the Ullage of Cafk's Of Artificers ...
Page 7
... divided into 360 equal parts , called degrees ; and each degree into 60 minutes , each minute into 60 feconds , and so on . Hence a femicircle contains 180 de- grees , and a quadrant 90 degrees . 57. The measure of a right - lined angle ...
... divided into 360 equal parts , called degrees ; and each degree into 60 minutes , each minute into 60 feconds , and so on . Hence a femicircle contains 180 de- grees , and a quadrant 90 degrees . 57. The measure of a right - lined angle ...
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