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Page 19
... whole numbers and decimal parts ; they exhibit the value of units only , but the value for tens , hundreds , thousands , & c . may be found by changing as many of the decimals into integers as there are ciphers in the numbers sought ...
... whole numbers and decimal parts ; they exhibit the value of units only , but the value for tens , hundreds , thousands , & c . may be found by changing as many of the decimals into integers as there are ciphers in the numbers sought ...
Page 107
... whole will be the area of the figure . To find the Area of a Long Irregular Figure , dcab , fig . 11 . RULE . - Take the breadth in several places , and at equal distances from each other ; add all the breadths together , and divide the ...
... whole will be the area of the figure . To find the Area of a Long Irregular Figure , dcab , fig . 11 . RULE . - Take the breadth in several places , and at equal distances from each other ; add all the breadths together , and divide the ...
Page 109
... whole arc ; one - third of the remainder will be the length of the arc , nearly . RULE 2.- As 180 is to the number of degrees in the arc ; So is 3.1416 times the radius to its length . Or , as 3 is to the number of degrees in the arc ...
... whole arc ; one - third of the remainder will be the length of the arc , nearly . RULE 2.- As 180 is to the number of degrees in the arc ; So is 3.1416 times the radius to its length . Or , as 3 is to the number of degrees in the arc ...
Page 121
... - quired . Note . - The convex surface of any zone or seg- ment may be found , in like manner , by multiplying its height by the whole circumference of the sphere . To find the Solidity of a Sphere , or Globe 11 MENSURATION OF SOLIDS . 121.
... - quired . Note . - The convex surface of any zone or seg- ment may be found , in like manner , by multiplying its height by the whole circumference of the sphere . To find the Solidity of a Sphere , or Globe 11 MENSURATION OF SOLIDS . 121.
Page 125
... whole length and whole arc . To find the Solidity of a Circular Spindle , fig . 41 . RULE . - Multiply the central distance , o e , by half the area of the revolving segment , a c be a . Subtract the product from one - third of the cube ...
... whole length and whole arc . To find the Solidity of a Circular Spindle , fig . 41 . RULE . - Multiply the central distance , o e , by half the area of the revolving segment , a c be a . Subtract the product from one - third of the cube ...
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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