A Treatise on Practical MensurationLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1859 - 450 pages |
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... altitude of a figure is its perpendicular height . In the last figure , AB is the base , and CD the perpendicular . 26. A figure of four sides and angles is denominated a quadrangle or quadrilateral figure . 27. A parallelogram is a ...
... altitude of a figure is its perpendicular height . In the last figure , AB is the base , and CD the perpendicular . 26. A figure of four sides and angles is denominated a quadrangle or quadrilateral figure . 27. A parallelogram is a ...
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... altitude of the rock ; and you are requested to repeat the process . Ans . The height of the rock is 128.5925 ya ds . 29. There are two columns in the ruins of Persepolis , left standing upright ; one of which is 64 feet above the ...
... altitude of the rock ; and you are requested to repeat the process . Ans . The height of the rock is 128.5925 ya ds . 29. There are two columns in the ruins of Persepolis , left standing upright ; one of which is 64 feet above the ...
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... altitude , and it will give the solidity required . Note 1. In order to find the surface of a parallelopipedon ... altitudes are to each other as their bases ; and if equal bases they are to each other as their altitudes . EXAMPLES . 1 ...
... altitude , and it will give the solidity required . Note 1. In order to find the surface of a parallelopipedon ... altitudes are to each other as their bases ; and if equal bases they are to each other as their altitudes . EXAMPLES . 1 ...
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... altitude of a prism may be found by dividing the solidity by the area of the base . 4. The area of the base may be found by Problems 11 and 12 , Part YY . 5. All prisms and cylinders of equal bases and altitudes are equal to each other ...
... altitude of a prism may be found by dividing the solidity by the area of the base . 4. The area of the base may be found by Problems 11 and 12 , Part YY . 5. All prisms and cylinders of equal bases and altitudes are equal to each other ...
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... altitude of a stone pillar is 8 feet 9 inches , and the side of its square base 2 feet 3 inches ; what is its solidity ? Ans . 44 ft . 3 in . 63 pa . 3. The length of a square beam of timber is 32 feet 6 inches , and its circumference ...
... altitude of a stone pillar is 8 feet 9 inches , and the side of its square base 2 feet 3 inches ; what is its solidity ? Ans . 44 ft . 3 in . 63 pa . 3. The length of a square beam of timber is 32 feet 6 inches , and its circumference ...
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18 feet 9 inches ABCD absciss altitude arch architraves base bottom breadth bushels canal cask centre chain chord circle circular circumference compass Conic Sections conjugate contained content in imperial cornice cubic foot cubic inches cubic yards deducted depth diagonal diameter difference distance ditto divided door eaves elliptical equal EXAMPLES feet 6 inches feet 9 figure find the area find the solidity frustum gallons and bushels girt given half the sum head diameter hence hyperbola hypothenuse imperial bushels imperial gallons latitude logarithms mean measure meridian method miles Multiply Note offsets opposite angle ordinate parallel perpendicular perpendicular height polygon quotient radius rectangle regular polygon rhombus right angles roof segment side sine Sliding Rule square foot square yard station subtract surface tangent theodolite thickness transverse diameter trapezium tree ullage upper versed sine vessel whole window
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Page 5 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, etc.
Page 272 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 116 - Persepolis, left standing upright ; one is 70 feet above the plane, and the other 50 ; in a straight line between these, stands an ancient...
Page 246 - An account of the mode of Draining Land, according to the System practised by Mr. Joseph Elkington.
Page 5 - 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 centre ; as ABD E. 2.
Page 5 - Plane figures that have more than four sides are, in general, called Polygons ; and they receive other particular names, according to the number of their sides or angles.
Page 185 - WORK. Plasterers' work is principally of two kinds; namely, plastering upon laths, called ceiling, and plastering upon walls or partitions made of framed timber, called rendering. In plastering upon walls, no deductions are made except for doors and windows, because cornice, festoons, enriched moldings, etc., are put on after the room is plastered.
Page 143 - RULE. As the tabular specific gravity of the body, is to its weight in Avoirdupois ounces, So is one cubic foot, or 1728 cubic inches, to its content in feet, or inches, respectively.
Page 18 - Divide the square of half the chord by the versed sine ; to the quotient add the versed sine, and the sum will be the diameter, &c.
Page 171 - TABLE. 12"" fourths make 1'" third, 12'" thirds - - - 1" second, 12" seconds - - 1' inch or prime, 12