A general view of the sciences and arts, Τόμος 1 |
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Σελίδα viii
... Measure Wine Measure Ale and Beer Measure Land Measure 76 ................ 76 76 ......... ............ 76 76 77 .......... .. 77 ....................... 77 Long Measure 77 Time .......
... Measure Wine Measure Ale and Beer Measure Land Measure 76 ................ 76 76 ......... ............ 76 76 77 .......... .. 77 ....................... 77 Long Measure 77 Time .......
Σελίδα 4
... measured leaf - gold , and found by weigh- ing it , that 50 square inches weighed but two grains and a half . Now if the length of an inch be divided into 200 parts , the eye may distin- guish them all ; therefore there are , in one ...
... measured leaf - gold , and found by weigh- ing it , that 50 square inches weighed but two grains and a half . Now if the length of an inch be divided into 200 parts , the eye may distin- guish them all ; therefore there are , in one ...
Σελίδα 7
... measures of length ; which are the ideas of certain stated lengths , settled by men for the purpose , and by the cus- tom of measuring . When these ideas become familiar to the mind , they may be repeated at pleasure , without having ...
... measures of length ; which are the ideas of certain stated lengths , settled by men for the purpose , and by the cus- tom of measuring . When these ideas become familiar to the mind , they may be repeated at pleasure , without having ...
Σελίδα 9
... measured by the quantity of absolute space through which the moving body runs . Relative motion is a change of the relative place of the moving body ; and its celerity , con- sequently , is estimated by the quantity of rela- tive space ...
... measured by the quantity of absolute space through which the moving body runs . Relative motion is a change of the relative place of the moving body ; and its celerity , con- sequently , is estimated by the quantity of rela- tive space ...
Σελίδα 10
... measured by motion , and principally by the motions of the heavenly bodies . When the mind has obtained the idea of duration by observing the succession of its thoughts , it natur- ally seeks to find some measure of this common duration ...
... measured by motion , and principally by the motions of the heavenly bodies . When the mind has obtained the idea of duration by observing the succession of its thoughts , it natur- ally seeks to find some measure of this common duration ...
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Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 32 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees...
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 55 - PROBLEM I. To find the area of a parallelogram, whether it be a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, or a rhomboides.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.
Σελίδα 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.