1. Mathematical Tables1916 - Engineering - 186 pages |
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... constant but it is inconvenient as a time unit because the noon of the sidereal day occurs at all hours of the day and night . The apparent solar day is the interval between two con- secutive transits of the sun across any given ...
... constant but it is inconvenient as a time unit because the noon of the sidereal day occurs at all hours of the day and night . The apparent solar day is the interval between two con- secutive transits of the sun across any given ...
Page 96
... constant divisor , y , first find ( by the slide rule ) the quotient 1 ÷ y , and then use this as a constant multiplier . Scales A and B are exactly like scales C and D , except that they cover two sections of the complete logarithmic ...
... constant divisor , y , first find ( by the slide rule ) the quotient 1 ÷ y , and then use this as a constant multiplier . Scales A and B are exactly like scales C and D , except that they cover two sections of the complete logarithmic ...
Page 98
... constantly devised for special com- mercial purposes . A new and more portable machine of the 81 - key type is the Barrett adding and listing machine ( Philadelphia , Pa . , $ 250 ) . A cheaper machine , with a 10- key keyboard , is the ...
... constantly devised for special com- mercial purposes . A new and more portable machine of the 81 - key type is the Barrett adding and listing machine ( Philadelphia , Pa . , $ 250 ) . A cheaper machine , with a 10- key keyboard , is the ...
Page 99
... or outside the circle ( Fig . 8 ) . A tangent is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of contact . If a variable line through A ( Figs . 9 and 10 ) cuts a circle in P and Q , then AP XAQ is constant ; in particular , if A 99.
... or outside the circle ( Fig . 8 ) . A tangent is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of contact . If a variable line through A ( Figs . 9 and 10 ) cuts a circle in P and Q , then AP XAQ is constant ; in particular , if A 99.
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Edward Vermilye Huntington, Louis Albert Fischer. AP XAQ is constant ; in particular , if A is an external point , AP X AQ AT2 , where AT is the tangent from A. = FIG . 5 . FIG . 6 . FIG . 7 . FIG . 8 . FIG . 9. FIG . 10 . The radical ...
Edward Vermilye Huntington, Louis Albert Fischer. AP XAQ is constant ; in particular , if A is an external point , AP X AQ AT2 , where AT is the tangent from A. = FIG . 5 . FIG . 6 . FIG . 7 . FIG . 8 . FIG . 9. FIG . 10 . The radical ...
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9 Avg angle asymptotes axes axis binomial coefficients bisects body of table chord coefficients COMMON LOGARITHMS computation correct to four corresponding cosh Cosines Cotangents CUBE ROOTS CUBE ROOTS continued curvature curve cx² decimal point denoted diam diameter diff differential distance divide draw ellipse equal equivalent to moving Explanation of Table formula four figures fraction gram hyperbolic kilogram length logarithms loge machine meters Method moving it THREE Moving the decimal multiplication nth root parabola parallel perpendicular place in body plane plot point ONE place quantities radian radical axis radius requires moving scale segment Simultaneous Equations Sines sinh slide rule Solution specific gravity spherical SQUARE ROOTS straight line subtracting table gives tangent tanh triangle TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS unit variable vector VN N VN Volume x-axis y₁ zero