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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... Given , by the de- mand in the Question ; and then the Part or Parts Unknown will be fuch ( as being found ) will answer the Queftion demanded : And herein the Excellency of the Doctrine of Plain Triangles is in part made manifeft ...
... Given , by the de- mand in the Question ; and then the Part or Parts Unknown will be fuch ( as being found ) will answer the Queftion demanded : And herein the Excellency of the Doctrine of Plain Triangles is in part made manifeft ...
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... given the Reader a General Ac- count in this Preface , I refer him to a more Par- ticular in the following Contents , and fo leave him to the Practice of them : In which I wish him good fuceefs ; and till he hears farther from me , bid ...
... given the Reader a General Ac- count in this Preface , I refer him to a more Par- ticular in the following Contents , and fo leave him to the Practice of them : In which I wish him good fuceefs ; and till he hears farther from me , bid ...
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... given Point fame from N to O , E C , intercepted Arch E D is ; The Angle BPQ Diftin & t contrived : Suns : Measure is 0 , draw a Line L , 9 20 II 16 13 28 20 19 Mans 8 is 21 S to D E. 52 14 52 16 E and D ; 52 17 59 30 63 I , 69 17 . 95 ...
... given Point fame from N to O , E C , intercepted Arch E D is ; The Angle BPQ Diftin & t contrived : Suns : Measure is 0 , draw a Line L , 9 20 II 16 13 28 20 19 Mans 8 is 21 S to D E. 52 14 52 16 E and D ; 52 17 59 30 63 I , 69 17 . 95 ...
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... given Line A B. 2. With that Distance fet one Foot in A , and with the other defcribe the obfcure Arch bc , -and ( with the fame Distance ) One Foot fet in B , with the other defcribe the obfcure Arch de , croffing the former Arch in ...
... given Line A B. 2. With that Distance fet one Foot in A , and with the other defcribe the obfcure Arch bc , -and ( with the fame Distance ) One Foot fet in B , with the other defcribe the obfcure Arch de , croffing the former Arch in ...
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... given Line QR . PROB . III . From the End of a Line XZ , to ere & a Perpendicular Z A. Fig . X. Practice . Frift , The Compaffes being opened to any small Di- ftance , fet one Foot in Z , and with the other de- fcribe the Arch B CD ...
... given Line QR . PROB . III . From the End of a Line XZ , to ere & a Perpendicular Z A. Fig . X. Practice . Frift , The Compaffes being opened to any small Di- ftance , fet one Foot in Z , and with the other de- fcribe the Arch B CD ...
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Aldebaran alfo Azimuth Bafe becauſe Cafe Canons for Calculation Cathetus Centre Co-fine Co-tangent Compaffes Complement Declination defcribe the Arch Degrees Dial Diameter Difference of Longitude Diſtance Ecliptick equal Equinoctial Extream fame fhall fhew firft Foot fubftracted fuch fuppofe given Line Globe half Difference half Sum half the Difference half the Sum hath Horizon Hour-lines Hours Hypotenuse Index Inftrument Interfection Leffer lefs Logar Longitude Meaſure Meridian muft muſt North Number obferved Oblique Oblique-angled Obtufe oppofite paffing Parallel Perpendicular Place Plain Triangle Planets Pofition Point Pole PROB Quadrant of Altitude Radius Rectangle refolved refpect Right Afcenfion Right Angles Right Line Right-angled Spherical Triangle Rumb Side A B Sine of half South Spherical Triangle Star Stile Sun's Tangent of half Taurus thefe thereof theſe thofe Sides Triangle ABC Trigonometrical Calculation Verfed Sine Weft whofe
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Page 179 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
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Page 75 - That i г is, the tangent of half the bafe is to the tangent of half the fum of the...
Page 41 - So is the Tangent of half the Sum of the oppofite Angles to the Tangent of half their Difference.
Page 76 - Prove that, in any plane triangle, the base is to the difference of the other two sides, as the sine of half the sum of the angles at the base, to the sine of half their difference : also, that the base is to the sum of the other two sides, as the cosine of half the sum of the angles at the base, to the cosine of half their difference. Ex.
Page 225 - Bring 22 d. of Capricorn to the Meridian, and fet the Hour Index to 1 2. Then turn the Globe about till Aldebaran be under the Meridian, and then you (hall find the Index to point at 42 m.
Page 169 - A line drawn from one pole to the other is called the axis of the magnet-.
Page 32 - Diameter pafllng thro' the other End ; or it is half the Chord of twice the Arch ; fo BF is the Sine of the Arches BA, BD.
Page 222 - Bring 2 1 d. of Capricorn to the Meridian, and the Index to 1 2 a Clock. Then move the Globe and Quadrant of Altitude fo together, that the Great Dog meet with 14 d.