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In Five Parts John Harris. P R T H h B חד א Lunar Analysis of the Circle . Plate 11 . With the Authors Complements IN GEOMETRY . IN FIVE PARTS.
In Five Parts John Harris. P R T H h B חד א Lunar Analysis of the Circle . Plate 11 . With the Authors Complements IN GEOMETRY . IN FIVE PARTS.
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... Plates belonging to it . LIST OF PLATES- ( and Directions to Binder . ) Plate 11. - Lunar Analysis of the Circle . To face - Title Page Plate 1. - To Inscribe a Heptagon and a Nonagon . To face - Page 64 " " 2. - Modes of dividing ...
... Plates belonging to it . LIST OF PLATES- ( and Directions to Binder . ) Plate 11. - Lunar Analysis of the Circle . To face - Title Page Plate 1. - To Inscribe a Heptagon and a Nonagon . To face - Page 64 " " 2. - Modes of dividing ...
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... Plate 2 , at the end of Appendix to Part First , for some other modes of division . Fig . 2 shows a mode by which each divisional part of a line , divided into a certain number of equal parts , may be divided into the same number of ...
... Plate 2 , at the end of Appendix to Part First , for some other modes of division . Fig . 2 shows a mode by which each divisional part of a line , divided into a certain number of equal parts , may be divided into the same number of ...
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... Plate 1. Fig . 1 . To inscribe a regular heptagon in a circle . Let EX Y Z be the given circle : it is required to inscribe a regular heptagon in the circle EX Y Z. Find the centre A of the circle ( Euclid III . 3 ) , and from the ...
... Plate 1. Fig . 1 . To inscribe a regular heptagon in a circle . Let EX Y Z be the given circle : it is required to inscribe a regular heptagon in the circle EX Y Z. Find the centre A of the circle ( Euclid III . 3 ) , and from the ...
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... Plate 1 , Fig . 2. And also the Fig . on page 65 . Find the centre C of the circle , and through C draw any diameter a b . Bisect the radius Ca in the point d , and produce Ca through a , making a A , the increased length of Ca , equal ...
... Plate 1 , Fig . 2. And also the Fig . on page 65 . Find the centre C of the circle , and through C draw any diameter a b . Bisect the radius Ca in the point d , and produce Ca through a , making a A , the increased length of Ca , equal ...
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