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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... drawn into its breadth : and on this account thofe fluxionifts , who , in their chapter of quadratures , attempt to determine the measure of a rectangle , argue in a circle , or deduce as a conclufion what was neceffarily fuppofed in ...
... drawn into its breadth : and on this account thofe fluxionifts , who , in their chapter of quadratures , attempt to determine the measure of a rectangle , argue in a circle , or deduce as a conclufion what was neceffarily fuppofed in ...
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Charles Hutton. 45. The radius of a circle , is a right line drawn from the center to the circumference . 46. The diameter of a circle , is a right line drawn through the center , and terminating in the circumference on both fides . 47 ...
Charles Hutton. 45. The radius of a circle , is a right line drawn from the center to the circumference . 46. The diameter of a circle , is a right line drawn through the center , and terminating in the circumference on both fides . 47 ...
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... Draw the line mcn , and it will cut the given line into two equal parts in the middle point c . PROBLEM II , m B To divide a given Angle ABC into two Equal Parts . From the center в , with any ra- dius , defcribe the arc AC . From A and ...
... Draw the line mcn , and it will cut the given line into two equal parts in the middle point c . PROBLEM II , m B To divide a given Angle ABC into two Equal Parts . From the center в , with any ra- dius , defcribe the arc AC . From A and ...
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... Draw CD to touch these arcs , without cutting them , and it will be the parallel required . CASE 2 . r O D B n C. m When the Parallel Line is to pass through a given Point c . From any point m , in the line AB , with the radius mc ...
... Draw CD to touch these arcs , without cutting them , and it will be the parallel required . CASE 2 . r O D B n C. m When the Parallel Line is to pass through a given Point c . From any point m , in the line AB , with the radius mc ...
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... draw Ar , and fecting in r . it will be perpendicular as required . Another Method . From any point m as a center , with the radius or diftance ma , de- fcribe an arc cutting the given line in n and A. - Through n and m draw a right ...
... draw Ar , and fecting in r . it will be perpendicular as required . Another Method . From any point m as a center , with the radius or diftance ma , de- fcribe an arc cutting the given line in n and A. - Through n and m draw a right ...
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