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Page 102
... directions in which the section of the cone is to be made , in order to produce them , are as follows : The Triangle is ... direction parallel to the opposite side , or making an equal angle with the base . The Ellipse has two vertices ...
... directions in which the section of the cone is to be made , in order to produce them , are as follows : The Triangle is ... direction parallel to the opposite side , or making an equal angle with the base . The Ellipse has two vertices ...
Page 103
... direction , and terminated at each end by the curve . A Conjugate Diameter is a line drawn through the centre of any diameter , parallel to the tangent of the curve at the extremity of such diameter . An Ordinate to a Diameter is a line ...
... direction , and terminated at each end by the curve . A Conjugate Diameter is a line drawn through the centre of any diameter , parallel to the tangent of the curve at the extremity of such diameter . An Ordinate to a Diameter is a line ...
Page 145
... Direction of Steam - pipes .-- Enlarge- ments in steam - pipes succeeded by contractions , al- ways retard the velocity of the steam - more or less according to the nature of the contraction - and the like effect is produced by bends ...
... Direction of Steam - pipes .-- Enlarge- ments in steam - pipes succeeded by contractions , al- ways retard the velocity of the steam - more or less according to the nature of the contraction - and the like effect is produced by bends ...
Page 158
... direction of the wind , the state of the rails , and the inclination of the road operated so variously during the trials , as to destroy all uni- formity in the conditions of the several experi- ments . Mr. Bidder , in his report on the ...
... direction of the wind , the state of the rails , and the inclination of the road operated so variously during the trials , as to destroy all uni- formity in the conditions of the several experi- ments . Mr. Bidder , in his report on the ...
Page 170
... direction of the weight and power of the fulcrum . Example . In a lever of the first kind , the weight is 16 , its distance from the fulcrum 12 , and the power is 8 ; therefore by No. 7 of this chapter , 16 × 12 & fulcrum . 24 the ...
... direction of the weight and power of the fulcrum . Example . In a lever of the first kind , the weight is 16 , its distance from the fulcrum 12 , and the power is 8 ; therefore by No. 7 of this chapter , 16 × 12 & fulcrum . 24 the ...
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abscissa Atmospheric Railway avoirdupois axle blast-pipe boiler brass centre circle circular segments Circum circumference cloth coke conjugate connecting-rod copper crank Cube Root cubic feet cubic foot cubic inch curve cylinder cylinder in inches Dauphiny Decimal or Reciprocal diame diameter distance driving wheels eccentric-rod equal EXAMPLE.-Required find the Area find the Solidity fire-box Fraction or Numb friction Frustum fulcrum fulcrum and valve Gallons gauge give the solidity Height Length horses Hyperbola iron Length of Arc leverage locomotive engine metallic mile morocco motion multiply the sum North Shields ordinate Ounces Parabola pipes piston piston-rod plates Pounds pressure quotient radius rails Railway resistance revolving axis RULE RULE.-Multiply RULE.-To find screw segment shaft side smoke-box spindle square inch Square Root steam stroke subtract thickness throw tion tons trapezium tubes valve velocity Volume whole weight yards Zone