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Side 8
... According to Locke , the proper idea of place , is the relative position of any thing , with regard to its distance from certain fixed points ; whence we say , that a thing has , or has not , changed place ; when its distance is , or is ...
... According to Locke , the proper idea of place , is the relative position of any thing , with regard to its distance from certain fixed points ; whence we say , that a thing has , or has not , changed place ; when its distance is , or is ...
Side 10
... according to its laws . Hence , modern philosophers have applied themselves with pe- culiar diligence to consider the doctrine of mo- tion , and to investigate its properties and laws , by observation , experiment , and the use of ...
... according to its laws . Hence , modern philosophers have applied themselves with pe- culiar diligence to consider the doctrine of mo- tion , and to investigate its properties and laws , by observation , experiment , and the use of ...
Side 12
... according to the parti- cular manner in which they are generated , or the forms under which they are included , or the pro- perties which they possess . A unit is the representation of any thing con- sidered individually , without ...
... according to the parti- cular manner in which they are generated , or the forms under which they are included , or the pro- perties which they possess . A unit is the representation of any thing con- sidered individually , without ...
Side 21
... according to Euclid , is , " that which has length without breadth . " To this , as evidently absurd , is substituted , " A line is that which has definite position and length , and relatively small , but undefined , breadth and ...
... according to Euclid , is , " that which has length without breadth . " To this , as evidently absurd , is substituted , " A line is that which has definite position and length , and relatively small , but undefined , breadth and ...
Side 22
... according to these ideas , the definition of a superficies is , " That which has definite position , length , and breadth , and , relatively small , but undefined thickness . " Postulates , or things required to be allowed to be ...
... according to these ideas , the definition of a superficies is , " That which has definite position , length , and breadth , and , relatively small , but undefined thickness . " Postulates , or things required to be allowed to be ...
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
algebra arch arithmetic astronomy axis body breadth called cask centre CHAP circle circumference column compound cone conic sections contained Corollary cube cyphers decimals definition degrees denomination denotes diameter distance diurnal motion divided dividend division divisor earth ellipse equator Example expressed feet figure fluid four frustum gallons geometrical series geometry given numbers globe gravity greater height horizontal hundred hyperbola hypothenuse idea improper fraction inches instrument integers length logarithms magnitude mathematics Mercury meridian miles mixed mathematics moon motion Multiply opposite angles parabola parallel perpendicular plane triangle plate poles proportion quadrant quantity quotient radius remainder right angles right line rule for finding sailing secant sexagesimal ship sides signifies solid space specific gravity sphere spherical trigonometry square subtract supposed surface tangent telescope term theorem thousand tion TRIGONO trigonometry vertex vertical arc vessel vulgar fractions wheel
Populære avsnitt
Side 60 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Side 227 - Every body continues in a state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by a force impressed upon it.
Side 228 - To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction: or, the mutual actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and directed to contrary pans.
Side 32 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees...
Side 90 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator; under this sum write the denominator.
Side 228 - The change of motion is proportional to the motive force impressed; and is made in the direction of the right line in which that force is impressed.
Side 55 - PROBLEM I. To find the area of a parallelogram, whether it be a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, or a rhomboides.
Side 157 - It is bounded on the North by the Arctic Ocean ; on the East by the Pacific Ocean ; on the South by the Indian Ocean ; and on the West by the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Oural Mountains.
Side 97 - Multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third ; the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the middle term was reduced into.
Side 19 - ... When a straight line standing on another straight line, makes the adjacent angles equal to one another, each of the angles is called a right angle ; and the straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it. 11. An obtuse angle is that which is greater than a right angle. 12. An acute angle is that which is less than a right angle. 13. A term or boundary is the extremity of any thing.