The Computist's Manual of Facts: And Merchant's and Mechanic's Calculator and Guide; Or, A Complete Library of Numerical, Arithmetical and Mathematical Facts, Tables, Data, Formulas and Practical Rules, for the General Business Man, Merchant, Mechanic and AccountantThe author, 1853 - 252 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα iii
... nature , valuable to the artisan and commercial classes . The facts and data alluded to are by no means claimed as new , nor is it pretended that , to any considerable extent , they are now for the first time made public ; but it has ...
... nature , valuable to the artisan and commercial classes . The facts and data alluded to are by no means claimed as new , nor is it pretended that , to any considerable extent , they are now for the first time made public ; but it has ...
Σελίδα v
... nature treated of in that work . Indeed , the contents of that work were arranged expressly to this end . The TABLE OF CONTENTS in both works is the same . The work being stereotyped , this could not well be avoided . The table of ...
... nature treated of in that work . Indeed , the contents of that work were arranged expressly to this end . The TABLE OF CONTENTS in both works is the same . The work being stereotyped , this could not well be avoided . The table of ...
Σελίδα 87
... natural , 1.89 2.12 " Cumberland , Peat , ordinary , 1.31 2.25 .62 Alcohol , common , 2.02 Beeswax , yellow , 2.90 Tallow , 3.10 Coal , Cumberland , ( bit . ) Lackawanna ( anth . ) 66 - - NOTE . By help of the preceding table ...
... natural , 1.89 2.12 " Cumberland , Peat , ordinary , 1.31 2.25 .62 Alcohol , common , 2.02 Beeswax , yellow , 2.90 Tallow , 3.10 Coal , Cumberland , ( bit . ) Lackawanna ( anth . ) 66 - - NOTE . By help of the preceding table ...
Σελίδα 91
... natural state . It exerts a mechan- ical force , consequently , 1694 times the weight or force of the atmosphere resting on the bulk from which it was generated , or resting on 1-1694th of the space it occupies . A force , if we ...
... natural state . It exerts a mechan- ical force , consequently , 1694 times the weight or force of the atmosphere resting on the bulk from which it was generated , or resting on 1-1694th of the space it occupies . A force , if we ...
Σελίδα 94
... nature as far as has been determined , are 58 in number : 13 non - metallic and 45 metallic . Of the non - metallic , 5 — bromine , chlorine , fluorine , iodine , and oxy- gen , ( formerly termed " supporters of combustion , " ) have an ...
... nature as far as has been determined , are 58 in number : 13 non - metallic and 45 metallic . Of the non - metallic , 5 — bromine , chlorine , fluorine , iodine , and oxy- gen , ( formerly termed " supporters of combustion , " ) have an ...
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12 feet 12 inches 30 inches A B C abscissa add the square altitude angle opposite arithmetical progression base bisect breadth bung diameter Camphene cantaro cask cast iron cent centre circumference cone copper cosec cosine cube cubic feet cubic foot cubic inches cylinder decimal denominator describe the arcs diagonal distance divide the product dividend divisor ellipse equal EXAMPLE figure find the area find the numbers find the solidity fraction frustum geometrical progression given circle given number greater extreme half the arc head diameter hypotenuse interior diameter less extreme measure Multiply the square multiply the sum number of terms number of things ordinate parabola perpendicular pipe plane pound quantity quotient radius rhombus right-angled triangle rods RULE RULE.-Multiply segment side slant height specific gravity square root subtract surface tangent thickness ullage velocity VULGAR FRACTIONS weight wheel whole numbers
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Σελίδα 132 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Σελίδα 123 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Σελίδα 175 - So IS THE AREA OF THE CIRCLE, TO THE AREA OF THE SECTOR.
Σελίδα 224 - G, the distance of the centre of gyration from the axis of motion, t, the time the force acts, v the velocity acquired by the revolving body in that time.
Σελίδα 104 - To reduce a whole number to an equivalent fraction, having a given denominator. RULE. Multiply the whole number by the given denominator, and place the product over the said denominator, and it will form the fraction required.
Σελίδα 133 - Subtract the cube of this number from the first period, and to the remainder bring down the first figure of the next period for a dividend.
Σελίδα 119 - Sir," said I, after puzzling a long time over "more requiring more and less requiring less" — "will you tell me why I sometimes multiply the second and third terms together and divide by the first — and at other times multiply the first and second and divide by the third?" "Why, because more requires more sometimes, and sometimes it requires less — to be sure. Haven't you read the rule, my boy?" " Yes, sir, I can repeat the rule, but I don't understand it.
Σελίδα 108 - It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient.
Σελίδα 142 - Multiply continually together all the terms of the natural series of numbers, from 1 up to the given number, and the last product will be the answer.
Σελίδα 123 - Divide the amount of the debt at its maturity by one dollar plus its interest for the given time and rate and the quotient will be the present worth. Subtract the present worth from the amount...