A Treatise on Practical MensurationLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1859 - 450 pages |
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... frustum of a pyramid - - 131 the solidity and surface of a cone the solidity and surface of the frustum of a · · 132 cone · · 133 the solidity and surface of a cuneus or wedge 135 the solidity and surface of a prismoid the solidity and ...
... frustum of a pyramid - - 131 the solidity and surface of a cone the solidity and surface of the frustum of a · · 132 cone · · 133 the solidity and surface of a cuneus or wedge 135 the solidity and surface of a prismoid the solidity and ...
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... frustum Properties of the parabola - To construct a hyperbola - 257 - 257 · 258 - 258 - 259 - 259 - 259 - 260 In a hyperbola , to find the transverse , or conjugate , or ordinate , or absciss To find the area of a hyperbola Properties ...
... frustum Properties of the parabola - To construct a hyperbola - 257 - 257 · 258 - 258 - 259 - 259 - 259 - 260 In a hyperbola , to find the transverse , or conjugate , or ordinate , or absciss To find the area of a hyperbola Properties ...
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... frustum of a paraboloid · 269 the solidity of a parabolic spindle - 270 the solidity of the middle frustum of a para- bolic spindle - 271 the solidity of a hyperboloid - 271 the solidity of the frustum of a hyperboloid 272 the solidity ...
... frustum of a paraboloid · 269 the solidity of a parabolic spindle - 270 the solidity of the middle frustum of a para- bolic spindle - 271 the solidity of a hyperboloid - 271 the solidity of the frustum of a hyperboloid 272 the solidity ...
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... frustum of a square pyramid , or a cylindroid · the content of a vessel , in the form of the frustum of a cone · 289 · 290 291 the content of a circular vessel , with curved · sides To gauge and inch a round guile - tun , according to ...
... frustum of a square pyramid , or a cylindroid · the content of a vessel , in the form of the frustum of a cone · 289 · 290 291 the content of a circular vessel , with curved · sides To gauge and inch a round guile - tun , according to ...
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... frustum of a pyramid or cone is that part which remains , when the top is cut off by a plane parallel to the base . The part cut off the top is called a segment . 11. A wedge is a solid whose base is a rectangle , its two ends plane ...
... frustum of a pyramid or cone is that part which remains , when the top is cut off by a plane parallel to the base . The part cut off the top is called a segment . 11. A wedge is a solid whose base is a rectangle , its two ends plane ...
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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