Nine Geometricall Exercises: For Young Sea-men, and Others that are Studious in Mathematicall Practices ... All which Exercises are Geometrically Performed, by a Line of Chords and Equal Parts, by Waies Not Usually Known Or Practised. Unto which the Analogies Or Proportions are Added, Whereby They May be Applied to the Chiliads of Logarithms, and Canons of Artificiall Sines and TangentsJ. Flesher, 1704 - 192 pages |
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... shall be Added Ten CHILIADS OF LOGARITHMSCOM- modioufly Contracted ; and the Use thereof in Logarithmical Arithmetick . Thus having given the Reader a General Ac- count in this Preface , I refer him to a more Par- ticular in the ...
... shall be Added Ten CHILIADS OF LOGARITHMSCOM- modioufly Contracted ; and the Use thereof in Logarithmical Arithmetick . Thus having given the Reader a General Ac- count in this Preface , I refer him to a more Par- ticular in the ...
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... shall be Perpendicular to the Line G H. Fig . XII . 1 . A Third Way . THE Compaffles opened to any fmall Distance , fet one O , and pitch the other Foot down at Pleasure , as at Q ; and one Foot refting upon Q , turn the other Foot ...
... shall be Perpendicular to the Line G H. Fig . XII . 1 . A Third Way . THE Compaffles opened to any fmall Distance , fet one O , and pitch the other Foot down at Pleasure , as at Q ; and one Foot refting upon Q , turn the other Foot ...
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... shall be Perpendicular to the given Line N O. In the Second Cafe . Let V be the Point given , Praffice . First , From any Part of the given Line N O , as from T , a ight Line to the given Point V , which divide into Two equal Parts in X ...
... shall be Perpendicular to the given Line N O. In the Second Cafe . Let V be the Point given , Praffice . First , From any Part of the given Line N O , as from T , a ight Line to the given Point V , which divide into Two equal Parts in X ...
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... shall be Parallel to it ; and at the Distance of the gi- ven Line M. Fig . XV . Practice . F Irst , Take in your Compasses the Length of the given Line of Distance M. 2. Set one Foot in O , ( near to one end of the give Line PQ , ) and ...
... shall be Parallel to it ; and at the Distance of the gi- ven Line M. Fig . XV . Practice . F Irst , Take in your Compasses the Length of the given Line of Distance M. 2. Set one Foot in O , ( near to one end of the give Line PQ , ) and ...
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... Shall be Equal to a given Line O. Practice . M Ake the Side B C equal to the given Line O , and with the fame Distance of the Compasses , fet- ting one Foot in B , with the other describe the Arch mm ; and ? set alfo on C , describe the ...
... Shall be Equal to a given Line O. Practice . M Ake the Side B C equal to the given Line O , and with the fame Distance of the Compasses , fet- ting one Foot in B , with the other describe the Arch mm ; and ? set alfo on C , describe the ...
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Acute Aldebaran alſo Azimuth Baſe becauſe Cafe Canons for Calculation Cathetus Centre CHAP Co-fine Co-tangent Compaſſes Declination Degrees deſcribe the Arch Dial Diameter Difference of Longitude Diſtance Ecliptick equal Equinoctial Extream fame firſt Foot fuch given Line Globe half Difference half Sum half the Difference half the Sum hath Horizon Hour-lines Hours Hypotenuse Index Interfection Leffer Logar Longitude Meaſure Meridian muſt North Number Oblique obſerved Obtufe oppofite Parallel Perpendicular Place Plain Triangle Planets Point Pole PROB Proportion Quadrant of Altitude Radius Rectangle refolved reſpect Right Afcenfion Right Angles Right Line Rumb ſame ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhew Sine Sine 90 Sine of half South Spherical Triangle ſtand Star Stile ſubſtracted ſuch Sun's ſuppoſe Tangent of half thereof theſe thoſe thoſe Sides Trigonometrical Calculation Verſed Sine Weft whoſe
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