Elements of Surveying and Leveling: With Descriptions of the Instruments, and the Necessary Tables |
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... Vertical Angle . Measurements with the Tape or Chain Applications to Heights and Distances .. SECTION II . AREA OR CONTENTS OF GROUND . Area or Contents of Ground .. Problems relating to Area or Contents of Gronnd ......... .. 58-60 60 ...
... Vertical Angle . Measurements with the Tape or Chain Applications to Heights and Distances .. SECTION II . AREA OR CONTENTS OF GROUND . Area or Contents of Ground .. Problems relating to Area or Contents of Gronnd ......... .. 58-60 60 ...
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... vertical line through the point which designates the units , intersects the line which designates the hundredths : then , extend the dividers to that line between ad and be which designates the tenths : the dis- tance so embraced will ...
... vertical line through the point which designates the units , intersects the line which designates the hundredths : then , extend the dividers to that line between ad and be which designates the tenths : the dis- tance so embraced will ...
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... vertical columns on the left and right are columns of minutes . To find , in the table , the logarithmic sine , cosine , tangent , or cotangent of any given angle . 59. If the angle is less than 45 ° , look for the degrees in the first ...
... vertical columns on the left and right are columns of minutes . To find , in the table , the logarithmic sine , cosine , tangent , or cotangent of any given angle . 59. If the angle is less than 45 ° , look for the degrees in the first ...
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... vertical column , is the complement of the angle found by taking the degrees at the bottom of the page , and the minutes from the right - hand column on the same horizontal line with the first . Therefore , sine , at the top of the page ...
... vertical column , is the complement of the angle found by taking the degrees at the bottom of the page , and the minutes from the right - hand column on the same horizontal line with the first . Therefore , sine , at the top of the page ...
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... vertical angle perpendicular to the base , dividing it into two segments : then , the whole base , or sum of the segments , is to the sum of the other two sides , as the difference of those sides , to the differ- ence of the segments ...
... vertical angle perpendicular to the base , dividing it into two segments : then , the whole base , or sum of the segments , is to the sum of the other two sides , as the difference of those sides , to the differ- ence of the segments ...
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Page 56 - ... the square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Page 12 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Page 17 - The minutes in the left-hand column of each page, increasing downwards, belong to the degrees at the top ; and those increasing upwards, in the right.hand column, belong to the degrees below.
Page 37 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, etc.
Page 12 - The logarithm of a quotient is equal to the logarithm of the dividend minus the logarithm of the divisor.
Page 10 - When a number lies between 1 and 10, its logarithm lies between 0 and 1; that is, it is equal to 0, plus a decimal; if a number lies between 10...
Page 9 - The logarithm of a number is the exponent of the power to which it is necessary to raise a fixed number, in order to produce the first number.
Page 11 - The logarithm of the product of two numbers is equal to the sum of the logarithms of the numbers.
Page 130 - MC; hence, the double meridian distance of a course is equal to the double meridian distance of the preceding course, plus the departure of that course, plus the departure of the course itself : if .there is no preceding course, the first two terms become zero.
Page 38 - The secant of an arc is the line drawn from the centre of the circle through one extremity of the arc, and limited by the tangent passing through the other extremity. Thus, 00 is the secant of the arc AB.