A general view of the sciences and arts, Τόμος 1 |
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... portion of space which it fills , until it has , itself , quitted that portion of space . By this property of impene- trability , or resistance , alone , we gain the idea of solidity . In this sense , solidity is a property common to ...
... portion of space which it fills , until it has , itself , quitted that portion of space . By this property of impene- trability , or resistance , alone , we gain the idea of solidity . In this sense , solidity is a property common to ...
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... portion as they are resisted . Attraction is the power or principle by which all bodies mutually tend towards one another . Of this power there are reckoned five kinds , or modifications . The attraction of cohesion , by which particles ...
... portion as they are resisted . Attraction is the power or principle by which all bodies mutually tend towards one another . Of this power there are reckoned five kinds , or modifications . The attraction of cohesion , by which particles ...
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... portion of space , acquires the idea , we call figure ; thus opening to itself an almost inexhaustible source of endless varieties of sensation . Hence originate the ideas of indi- vidual substances . Place is that part of immoveable ...
... portion of space , acquires the idea , we call figure ; thus opening to itself an almost inexhaustible source of endless varieties of sensation . Hence originate the ideas of indi- vidual substances . Place is that part of immoveable ...
Σελίδα 10
... portion of infinite duration . It is generally 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 ...
... portion of infinite duration . It is generally 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 ...
Σελίδα 11
... portion of duration by means of motion . Time is generally measured by motion , but not solely so ; for the constant return of an event which happens , or of a thing which manifests it- self , by intervals equally distant from each ...
... portion of duration by means of motion . Time is generally measured by motion , but not solely so ; for the constant return of an event which happens , or of a thing which manifests it- self , by intervals equally distant from each ...
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
algebra arch arithmetic astronomy axis body breadth called cask centre CHAP circle circumference column compound cone conic sections contained Corollary cube cyphers decimals definition degrees denomination denotes diameter distance diurnal motion divided dividend division divisor earth ellipse equator Example expressed feet figure fluid four frustum gallons geometrical series geometry given numbers globe gravity greater height horizontal hundred hyperbola hypothenuse idea improper fraction inches instrument integers length logarithms magnitude mathematics Mercury meridian miles mixed mathematics moon motion Multiply opposite angles parabola parallel perpendicular plane triangle plate poles proportion quadrant quantity quotient radius remainder right angles right line rule for finding sailing secant sexagesimal ship sides signifies solid space specific gravity sphere spherical trigonometry square subtract supposed surface tangent telescope term theorem thousand tion TRIGONO trigonometry vertex vertical arc vessel vulgar fractions wheel
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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.