Mathematics, mechanics, heatAmerican School of Correspondence, 1903 - Engineering |
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... Hour Angle 35 Use of Plummet 24 Azimuth 36 Falling Bodies 27 Amplitude 36 Action of Gravitation on Projec- The Sextant : 36 tiles The Vernier 38 Pendulum 22 31 32 True Altitude 39 Energy : Parallax 40 Kinetic Energy 37 Semidiameter 40 ...
... Hour Angle 35 Use of Plummet 24 Azimuth 36 Falling Bodies 27 Amplitude 36 Action of Gravitation on Projec- The Sextant : 36 tiles The Vernier 38 Pendulum 22 31 32 True Altitude 39 Energy : Parallax 40 Kinetic Energy 37 Semidiameter 40 ...
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... hour hand of a clock move in 8 hours ? The minute hand ? П B QUADRANT QUADRANT Α ' A I ㄖ QUADRANT QUADRANT B Example . If the fly wheel of an engine makes 60 revolu- tions per minute , through how many right angles does a spoke of the ...
... hour hand of a clock move in 8 hours ? The minute hand ? П B QUADRANT QUADRANT Α ' A I ㄖ QUADRANT QUADRANT B Example . If the fly wheel of an engine makes 60 revolu- tions per minute , through how many right angles does a spoke of the ...
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... hours . The extremities of this axis are called poles , one the north and the other the south pole ; in Fig . 1 NS is the earth's axis , N being the north and S the south pole . Equator . This is an imaginary great circle dividing the ...
... hours . The extremities of this axis are called poles , one the north and the other the south pole ; in Fig . 1 NS is the earth's axis , N being the north and S the south pole . Equator . This is an imaginary great circle dividing the ...
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... hours NW by W , and that the leeway , variation and deviation were the same as in the above case ; then in order to find the true course made good by the ship , we reverse the preceding methods and get as the true course W by NN , which ...
... hours NW by W , and that the leeway , variation and deviation were the same as in the above case ; then in order to find the true course made good by the ship , we reverse the preceding methods and get as the true course W by NN , which ...
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... hour . When a ship sails with a current her motion is in- creased by an amount equal to the drift of the current ... hour ; further , let A B be the drift and set of a current . Com- plete the parallelogram A B D C , and the diagonal A D ...
... hour . When a ship sails with a current her motion is in- creased by an amount equal to the drift of the current ... hour ; further , let A B be the drift and set of a current . Com- plete the parallelogram A B D C , and the diagonal A D ...
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acting altitude amount beam body called center of gravity chart circle coefficient compass Corollary course cubic dead reckoning decimal degrees diameter direction distance divided earth elastic elastic limit energy equal equation EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factor of safety feet per second foot foot-pounds force formula friction gear given greater Greenwich mean heat Hence hour angle hypothenuse kinetic latitude length liquid load logarithm longitude magnetism mantissa mercury meridian miles minute molecules motion move multiplied Nautical orifice parallel parallelogram pendulum perpendicular plane polygon position poundal pounds per square pressure proportional pulley quadrant radius resultant revolutions revolutions per minute right angles right triangles sextant shaft ship ship's side specific gravity square inch straight line stress substance surface temperature Theorem tion triangles A B C unit velocity vertical vessel weight wheel wrought iron
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Page 70 - PROBLEM. To inscribe a circle in a given triangle. Let ABC be the given triangle : it is required to inscribe a circle in the triangle ABC.
Page 39 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 32 - If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, the figure is a parallelogram.
Page 6 - Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.
Page 7 - If, at a point in a straight line, two other straight lines, upon the opposite sides of it, make the adjacent angles together equal to two right angles, these two straight lines shall be in one and the same straight line.
Page 54 - If two polygons are composed of the same number of triangles, similar each to each and similarly placed, the polygons are similar.
Page 21 - If two triangles have two sides, and the included angle of the one equal to two sides and the included angle of the other, each to each, the two triangles are equal in all respects.
Page 31 - If two sides of a quadrilateral are equal and parallel, the figure is a parallelogram.
Page 60 - The area of a triangle is equal to one-half the product of its base and altitude.
Page 46 - An angle formed by a tangent and a chord is measured by onehalf the intercepted arc.