A treatise on mathematics, as applied to the contructive arts1872 |
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Page 91 - Edition, 2s.J 227. MATHEMATICS AS APPLIED TO THE CONSTRUCTIVE ARTS. Illustrating the various processes of Mathematical Investigation, by means of Arithmetical and Simple Algebraical Equations and Practical Examples.
Page 90 - Details of Machinery. Comprising Instructions for the Execution of various Works in Iron in the Fitting-Shop, Foundry, and Boiler- Yard. By FRANCIS CAMPIN, CE 3/0 Elementary Engineering : A Manual for Young Marine Engineers and Apprentices.
Page 91 - Every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees. Each degree is divided into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds.
Page 63 - Divide the dividend by the divisor, and the quotient will be the next term of the root.
Page 58 - ... term by the index of the leading letter in the same term, and divide the product by 2 ; and so on, that is, multiply the coefficient of the term last found by the index of the leading quantity in that term, and divide the product by the number of terms to that place, and it will give the co-efficient of the term next following ; which rule will find all the co-efficients, one afler another.
Page 81 - Divide the logarithm of the given number by the index of the root ; and the quotient will be the logarithm of the required root (Art.
Page 147 - The square of the longest side of a right angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides; and consequently the difference of the square of the longest, and either of the other, is the square of the remaining one.
Page 217 - Number. Square. Cube. Square Root. Cube Root. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50...
Page 147 - The square of the hypothenuse of a right angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of both the other sides.
Page 187 - The transverse strength of a beam is directly as the breadth and as the square of the depth, and inversely as the length.