A general view of the sciences and arts, Τόμος 1 |
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... observation . Of this , human intellect , in its present limited state , knows lit- tle or nothing more than its properties . Many philosophers have imagined all matter to be essentially the same , or homogeneous ; and have thought that ...
... observation . Of this , human intellect , in its present limited state , knows lit- tle or nothing more than its properties . Many philosophers have imagined all matter to be essentially the same , or homogeneous ; and have thought that ...
Σελίδα 10
... observation , experiment , and the use of geometry . Duration is defined to be an idea obtained by attending to the fleeting , and perpetually perish- ing parts of any kind of succession . The idea of succession is acquired by ...
... observation , experiment , and the use of geometry . Duration is defined to be an idea obtained by attending to the fleeting , and perpetually perish- ing parts of any kind of succession . The idea of succession is acquired by ...
Σελίδα 21
... observed by Alexander Walker , that Eu- clid's definition of a point , as being " that which has no parts nor magnitude , " is absurd ; since not only is no character assigned to it , but the point is , hereby , deprived of all ...
... observed by Alexander Walker , that Eu- clid's definition of a point , as being " that which has no parts nor magnitude , " is absurd ; since not only is no character assigned to it , but the point is , hereby , deprived of all ...
Σελίδα 24
... observation , made upon something going before it . SIGNS OR CHARACTERS USED IN GEOMETRY . The sign * signifies that the quantities be- tween which it is placed are equal , as , A = B ; that is A is equal to B. To signify that A is less ...
... observation , made upon something going before it . SIGNS OR CHARACTERS USED IN GEOMETRY . The sign * signifies that the quantities be- tween which it is placed are equal , as , A = B ; that is A is equal to B. To signify that A is less ...
Σελίδα 61
... observations and measurements are regu- larly entered , as they are taken , in a book , called the Field - book ; which serves as a register of all that is done , or that occurs in the course of the survey . QUESTIONS . What is ...
... observations and measurements are regu- larly entered , as they are taken , in a book , called the Field - book ; which serves as a register of all that is done , or that occurs in the course of the survey . QUESTIONS . What is ...
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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.