Mathematics for Practical Men: Being a Common-place Book of Principles, Theorems, Rules, and Tables, in Various Departments of Pure and Mixed Mathematics, with Their Application; Especially to the Pursuits of Surveyors, Architects, Mechanics, and Civil EngineersE. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1834 - 427 sider |
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Side 1
... base or element . Thus , when I speak of one house , one guinea , I speak of units , of which the first is the thing called a house , the second that called a guinea . But when I say four houses , ten guineas , three quarters of a ...
... base or element . Thus , when I speak of one house , one guinea , I speak of units , of which the first is the thing called a house , the second that called a guinea . But when I say four houses , ten guineas , three quarters of a ...
Side 99
... base r : for , in general , r ° = 1 2. That the logarithm of the base r will be 1 , sincer is the same thing as r1 . = 3. That all numbers above 1 will have positive numbers for their logarithms . Thus , supposing r 10 , then the number ...
... base r : for , in general , r ° = 1 2. That the logarithm of the base r will be 1 , sincer is the same thing as r1 . = 3. That all numbers above 1 will have positive numbers for their logarithms . Thus , supposing r 10 , then the number ...
Side 100
... bases are r and s . Let any number N have p for its loga- rithm in the first system , and q for its logarithm in the ... base is r , we may obtain the logarithm q of the same number for the system s , by multiply- ing p by a fraction ...
... bases are r and s . Let any number N have p for its loga- rithm in the first system , and q for its logarithm in the ... base is r , we may obtain the logarithm q of the same number for the system s , by multiply- ing p by a fraction ...
Side 106
... each . And homologous sides are those lying between equal angles . 1. The base of a triangle , is the side on which a perpen- A dicular is drawn from the opposite angle called the 106 PLANE GEOMETRY ANGLES , RECTANGLES , & c . Triangles.
... each . And homologous sides are those lying between equal angles . 1. The base of a triangle , is the side on which a perpen- A dicular is drawn from the opposite angle called the 106 PLANE GEOMETRY ANGLES , RECTANGLES , & c . Triangles.
Side 107
... base of an isosceles triangle , bisects it and the verticle angle . 4. In any triangle , the greatest side is ... bases and heights are equal . 10. Triangles of the same height , are in proportion to one another as their bases . 11. If a ...
... base of an isosceles triangle , bisects it and the verticle angle . 4. In any triangle , the greatest side is ... bases and heights are equal . 10. Triangles of the same height , are in proportion to one another as their bases . 11. If a ...
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Side 10 - Yard, when compared with a Pendulum vibrating Seconds of Mean Time in the Latitude of London in a Vacuum at the Level of the Sea is in the proportion of Thirty-Six Inches to Thirty-Nine Inches and one thousand three hundred and ninety-three ten-thousandth Parts of an Inch...
Side 11 - Mile {1 Degree of a Great Circle of the Earth An Inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given, but subdivisions are used for many purposes. Among mechanics the Inch is commonly divided into eighths. By the officers of the revenue, and by scientific persons, it is divided into tenths, hundredths, &c.
Side 14 - MEASURE OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes = 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = I Lunar Month 28, 29, 30, or 31 Days = 1 Calendar Month 12 Calendar Months...
Side 41 - The mean proportional between two numbers is equal to the square root of their product.
Side 42 - That is, in any proportion, either extreme is equal to the product of the means divided by the other extreme; and either mean is equal to the product of the extremes divided by the other mean.
Side 60 - To divide a polynomial by a monomial, divide each term of the polynomial by the monomial: (Sab — 12ac) -i- 4a = 36 — 3c.
Side 21 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Side 249 - ... the rod, so as to occasion the clock to go fast with heat, some mercury must be taken out of the vessel, so as to shorten the column. And thus may the expansion and contraction of the quicksilver in the glass be made exactly to balance the expansion and contraction of the pendulum rod, so as to preserve the distance of the centre of oscillation from the point of suspension invariably the same.
Side 14 - CIRCLE. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute. 60 Minutes = 1 Degree. 30 Degrees = 1 Sign. 90 Degrees = 1 Quadrant. 360 Degrees, or 12 Signs = 1 Circumference. Formerly the subdivisions were carried on by sixties ; thus, the second was divided into 60 thirds, the third into 60 fourths, &c.
Side 42 - In a series of equal ratios, the sum of the antecedents is to the sum of the consequents as any antecedent is to its consequent.