A general view of the sciences and arts, Τόμος 1 |
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Σελίδα iv
... various mineral , vegetable , and animal substances by which he is surrounded ; with the ideas , emo- tions , and passions , they excite or generate in his mind ; next , the various signs by which those impressions are communicated ...
... various mineral , vegetable , and animal substances by which he is surrounded ; with the ideas , emo- tions , and passions , they excite or generate in his mind ; next , the various signs by which those impressions are communicated ...
Σελίδα v
William Jillard Hort. lation of the various signs by which the impres- sions that man receives from various surrounding objects , are communicated , and the different modes of combining them , comprehend litera- ture and the Fine Arts ...
William Jillard Hort. lation of the various signs by which the impres- sions that man receives from various surrounding objects , are communicated , and the different modes of combining them , comprehend litera- ture and the Fine Arts ...
Σελίδα 1
... various applications of the Sciences , which men have made to their wants and comforts . Universal Science may be arranged in six ge- neral divisions , subdivided into many particular branches . The six general divisions of universal ...
... various applications of the Sciences , which men have made to their wants and comforts . Universal Science may be arranged in six ge- neral divisions , subdivided into many particular branches . The six general divisions of universal ...
Σελίδα 2
... various appearances that present themselves to our 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 ...
... various appearances that present themselves to our 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 ...
Σελίδα 5
... masses , thus forming the various detached bodies which we behold around us . The attraction of combination , or chemical , or elective attraction . The attraction of gravitation , by which all bodies on B 3 THE SCIENCES AND ARTS . 5.
... masses , thus forming the various detached bodies which we behold around us . The attraction of combination , or chemical , or elective attraction . The attraction of gravitation , by which all bodies on B 3 THE SCIENCES AND ARTS . 5.
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
Δημοφιλή αποσπάσματα
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.