The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... equal to / ACCD ; or , that the lines FD , ƒD , be each equal to AC ; then , hav- ing fixed two pins in the points F , f , which are called the foci of the ellipsis , take a thread equal in length to the transverse axis A B ; and ...
... equal to / ACCD ; or , that the lines FD , ƒD , be each equal to AC ; then , hav- ing fixed two pins in the points F , f , which are called the foci of the ellipsis , take a thread equal in length to the transverse axis A B ; and ...
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... equal to the trans- verse axis A B. This is evident from the manner of describing an ellipsis . 2. The square of half the lesser axis is equal to the rectangle under the segments of the greater axis , contained between the foci and its ...
... equal to the trans- verse axis A B. This is evident from the manner of describing an ellipsis . 2. The square of half the lesser axis is equal to the rectangle under the segments of the greater axis , contained between the foci and its ...
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... equal thick ness throughout the whole of their lengti . 4. Moniliformes , moniliform , i . e . of the form of a necklace , when they are of a equal thickness throughout , but formed of a series of knobs , resembling a string of beads ...
... equal thick ness throughout the whole of their lengti . 4. Moniliformes , moniliform , i . e . of the form of a necklace , when they are of a equal thickness throughout , but formed of a series of knobs , resembling a string of beads ...
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... EQUAL , a term of relation between two or more things of the same magnitude , quantity , or quality . Mathematicians speak of equal lines , angles , figures , circles , ratios , solids , & c . EQUALITY , that agreement between two or ...
... EQUAL , a term of relation between two or more things of the same magnitude , quantity , or quality . Mathematicians speak of equal lines , angles , figures , circles , ratios , solids , & c . EQUALITY , that agreement between two or ...
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... equal to nothing , and the terms are ar- ranged according to the dimensions of the unknown quantity , the ... equal , the whole expressions coincide . And these coefficients may be made equal , be- cause these will be n equations , to ...
... equal to nothing , and the terms are ar- ranged according to the dimensions of the unknown quantity , the ... equal , the whole expressions coincide . And these coefficients may be made equal , be- cause these will be n equations , to ...
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