Mathematics, mechanics, heatAmerican School of Correspondence, 1903 - Engineering |
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... Longitude 16 To mark a Ship's Position on a Chart 16 To find Distance between any Navigation . two places on the ... Longitude : Parallels Latitude Difference of Latitude Difference of Longitude Departure : 5 The Day's Work 5 Making the ...
... Longitude 16 To mark a Ship's Position on a Chart 16 To find Distance between any Navigation . two places on the ... Longitude : Parallels Latitude Difference of Latitude Difference of Longitude Departure : 5 The Day's Work 5 Making the ...
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... Longitude to Time 44 Wheels and Axles Time : 44 Inclined Planes Solar Time 44 Wedges Apparent Solar Day 45 Screws 44883 45 47 50 53 55 Mean Solar Time 45 Friction : Siderial Time 45 Laws of Friction Siderial Day 45 Table of Coefficients ...
... Longitude to Time 44 Wheels and Axles Time : 44 Inclined Planes Solar Time 44 Wedges Apparent Solar Day 45 Screws 44883 45 47 50 53 55 Mean Solar Time 45 Friction : Siderial Time 45 Laws of Friction Siderial Day 45 Table of Coefficients ...
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... the one passing through the observatory at Greenwich , England , is taken by the English and American nations to be the first , or prime , meridian . Longitude . The longitude of a place is the distance 4 . NAVIGATION .
... the one passing through the observatory at Greenwich , England , is taken by the English and American nations to be the first , or prime , meridian . Longitude . The longitude of a place is the distance 4 . NAVIGATION .
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American School (Chicago, Ill.) Longitude . The longitude of a place is the distance of its meridian , or the meridian passing through it from the prime merid- ian ; this distance is measured on the equator in degrees , minutes and ...
American School (Chicago, Ill.) Longitude . The longitude of a place is the distance of its meridian , or the meridian passing through it from the prime merid- ian ; this distance is measured on the equator in degrees , minutes and ...
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... longitude in this respect . It might seem at first sight that departure and longitude were one and the same thing , but as already stated , longitude is expressed in degrees , etc. , while departure is expressed in nautical miles . The ...
... longitude in this respect . It might seem at first sight that departure and longitude were one and the same thing , but as already stated , longitude is expressed in degrees , etc. , while departure is expressed in nautical miles . The ...
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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.