British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 12Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... a conic section , v . gr . in order to describe a re- gular endecagon , or figure of eleven sides in a circle , it is required to de- scribe an isosceles triangle on a right line given , whose angles , at the base , SUR SUR.
... a conic section , v . gr . in order to describe a re- gular endecagon , or figure of eleven sides in a circle , it is required to de- scribe an isosceles triangle on a right line given , whose angles , at the base , SUR SUR.
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... angles , at the base , shall be quintuple to that at the vertex ; which may easily be done by the in- tersection of a quadratrix , or any other curve of the second kind . SURVEYING . This important art , however difficult its attainment ...
... angles , at the base , shall be quintuple to that at the vertex ; which may easily be done by the in- tersection of a quadratrix , or any other curve of the second kind . SURVEYING . This important art , however difficult its attainment ...
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... angles point inward . First draw the line CE , which will divide the figure into two trapezia , viz . CEBA and CEFD , next divide each of these trape- zia by the diagonals , BE and CD , into two triangles respectively : the areas of the ...
... angles point inward . First draw the line CE , which will divide the figure into two trapezia , viz . CEBA and CEFD , next divide each of these trape- zia by the diagonals , BE and CD , into two triangles respectively : the areas of the ...
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... angle it makes , according to the index on the box - wood frame ; while an assistant measures the distance , from ... angle is made ; viz . at B , ascertain the value ( or extent ) of the angle CBA , and at A , the value of the angle CAB ...
... angle it makes , according to the index on the box - wood frame ; while an assistant measures the distance , from ... angle is made ; viz . at B , ascertain the value ( or extent ) of the angle CBA , and at A , the value of the angle CAB ...
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... angles ; in which sense a diamond , cut table - wise , is used in opposition to a rose - diamond . TABLE , is also used for an index or re- pertory , put at the beginning or end of a book , to direct the reader to any passage he may ...
... angles ; in which sense a diamond , cut table - wise , is used in opposition to a rose - diamond . TABLE , is also used for an index or re- pertory , put at the beginning or end of a book , to direct the reader to any passage he may ...
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