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Part I. Contains the menfuration of right lines and right - lined angles , and is
divided into 3 fections . Seft , 1. Contains some geometrical definitions and
problems . Some of the definitions are new , and , it is presumed , more compleat
and less ...
Part I. Contains the menfuration of right lines and right - lined angles , and is
divided into 3 fections . Seft , 1. Contains some geometrical definitions and
problems . Some of the definitions are new , and , it is presumed , more compleat
and less ...
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2 Of lineal and angular Menfuration , or the Menfuration of Lines and Angles .
S E C T I O N I. Geometrical ... it is a curve line , as CD . An angle is the mutual
inclination of two lines which meet . i If they be right lines , it is called A If де Α. ...
2 Of lineal and angular Menfuration , or the Menfuration of Lines and Angles .
S E C T I O N I. Geometrical ... it is a curve line , as CD . An angle is the mutual
inclination of two lines which meet . i If they be right lines , it is called A If де Α. ...
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i If they be right lines , it is called a rectilineal or a plane angle , as A. A A If they
be curves , it is a curvilineal angle , as B. B If the angle be made by a right line
and a curve , it is a mixt angle , as C. D The point where the two lines , or legs of
the ...
i If they be right lines , it is called a rectilineal or a plane angle , as A. A A If they
be curves , it is a curvilineal angle , as B. B If the angle be made by a right line
and a curve , it is a mixt angle , as C. D The point where the two lines , or legs of
the ...
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N P N P 2 e t Perpendicular lines are those which make a right angle , as GF and
EFH . The distance between any point and a line is a line drawn from that point
perpendicularly to the line . Parallel lines are those of which every point of the ...
N P N P 2 e t Perpendicular lines are those which make a right angle , as GF and
EFH . The distance between any point and a line is a line drawn from that point
perpendicularly to the line . Parallel lines are those of which every point of the ...
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Similar triangles are those whose angles are equal , each to each . Similar plane
figures are those which consist of the same number of angles equal , each to
each , and placed in the same order ; and ... To bisect a given given angle BAC .
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Similar triangles are those whose angles are equal , each to each . Similar plane
figures are those which consist of the same number of angles equal , each to
each , and placed in the same order ; and ... To bisect a given given angle BAC .
1.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Treatise on Mensuration, Both in Theory and Practice |
| Author | Charles Hutton |
| Publisher | Saint, 1770 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 18 Nov 2009 |
| Length | 646 pages |
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