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Septimus Norris. LONG MEASURE . inches 12 = 1 foot 36 3 = 1 yard 72 6 2 = 1 fathom 198 161 51 2 / 31 / = 1 pole 7920 = · 660 ... yards . An inch contains 12 lines . MEASURE OF THE CIRCLE . seconds ( ' ' ) 60 = 1 degree ( ° ) 60 = 1 minute ...
Septimus Norris. LONG MEASURE . inches 12 = 1 foot 36 3 = 1 yard 72 6 2 = 1 fathom 198 161 51 2 / 31 / = 1 pole 7920 = · 660 ... yards . An inch contains 12 lines . MEASURE OF THE CIRCLE . seconds ( ' ' ) 60 = 1 degree ( ° ) 60 = 1 minute ...
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... yard 27 12 3 = 1 Flemish ell 45 20 5 = 1 English ell 54 24 = 6 = 1 French ell SQUARE MEASURE . inches 144 1 foot 1206 9 1 yard 39204 2721 301/20 1 pole 1568160 10890 1210 40 = 1 rood 160 4 1 acre 6272640 - 43560 = 4840 10 square chains ...
... yard 27 12 3 = 1 Flemish ell 45 20 5 = 1 English ell 54 24 = 6 = 1 French ell SQUARE MEASURE . inches 144 1 foot 1206 9 1 yard 39204 2721 301/20 1 pole 1568160 10890 1210 40 = 1 rood 160 4 1 acre 6272640 - 43560 = 4840 10 square chains ...
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... yards . 7840 sq . yards . 9981.86 cub . in . 256 lbs . 2218.19 cub . in . 66 66 coal ( 6 flour or salt 66 oats 66 wheat 2150.42 cub . in . 50 lbs . 88 lbs . 56 lbs . 40 lbs . 60 lbs . .... 53 cwt . 100 links . 7 lbs . 22 cwt . at ...
... yards . 7840 sq . yards . 9981.86 cub . in . 256 lbs . 2218.19 cub . in . 66 66 coal ( 6 flour or salt 66 oats 66 wheat 2150.42 cub . in . 50 lbs . 88 lbs . 56 lbs . 40 lbs . 60 lbs . .... 53 cwt . 100 links . 7 lbs . 22 cwt . at ...
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... yards . Myriametre 6.2138 miles . OF SUPERFICIES . or 22.048 lb. avoir . 1 cwt . 3 qrs . 24 lb. ARE .. Deciare ... yards . 11.960 66 10.764 sq . feet . 155.00 sq . inch . 1196.0 sq . yards . 2.4712 acres . OF SOLIDITY . STERET ...
... yards . Myriametre 6.2138 miles . OF SUPERFICIES . or 22.048 lb. avoir . 1 cwt . 3 qrs . 24 lb. ARE .. Deciare ... yards . 11.960 66 10.764 sq . feet . 155.00 sq . inch . 1196.0 sq . yards . 2.4712 acres . OF SOLIDITY . STERET ...
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... Yards . English Aeres . Amsterdam ... Morgen 9722 .... 4.978 Berlin Great Morgen 6786 7.132 Dantzic ..... Morgen 6650 7.278 France Hectare ... 11960 4.046 Geneva .. Arpent . 6179 7.833 Hamburg .. Morgen 11545 4.192 Hanover Morgen 3100 ...
... Yards . English Aeres . Amsterdam ... Morgen 9722 .... 4.978 Berlin Great Morgen 6786 7.132 Dantzic ..... Morgen 6650 7.278 France Hectare ... 11960 4.046 Geneva .. Arpent . 6179 7.833 Hamburg .. Morgen 11545 4.192 Hanover Morgen 3100 ...
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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 of Arc 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 tion tons trapezium tubes valve velocity Volume whole weight yards Zone
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