the solid content of a dome; its height, and the dimensions of its base being given, THE CARPENTER'S AND JOINER'S WORK, Abstract of the Carpenter's and Joiner's Work, 262 A description of some of the principal canals in England, Scotland, France, and China, An account of some of the principal drains in the county of York, and the agricultural im- An account of agricultural improvements made Properties of the parabola, To construct a hyperbola, In a hyperbola, to find the transverse, or conju- gate, or ordinate, or absciss, To find the length of a hyperbolic curve, Properties of the hyperbola, ... ... A table of multipliers, divisors, and gauge-points, 349. To find the content of a vessel in the form of cube, ... the content of a vessel in the form of a prismoid, or the frustum of a square pyramid, 353 and inch a back or cooler, a cistern, couch, or floor of malt, General rules for finding the content of any cask, -- ... the content of a cask by the diagonal rod, Miscellaneous Questions concerning Gauging, The method of computing distances by the ve- A. NESBIT has in the Press, "A TREATISE on PRAC- Mr. NESBIT receives into his House a limited Number of A TREATISE ON PRACTICAL MENSURATION. PART I. Definitions, Problems, and Theorems, in Geometry. GEOMETRY originally signified the Art of measuring the Earth, or any distance or dimensions upon or within it; but it is now used for the Science of Quantity, Extension, or Magnitude, abstractedly con◄ sidered. GEOMETRICAL DEFINITIONS. 1. A point is considered as having neither length, breadth, nor thickness. 2. A line has length, but is considered as having neither breadth nor thickness. 3. Lines are either right, curved, or parallel. 4. A right or straight line lies wholly in the same direction between its extremities, and is the shortest distance between two points. 5. A curved line continually changes its direction between its extremities. B |