Mathematics for Practical Men: Being a Common-place Book of Principles, Theorems, Rules, and Tables, in Various Departments of Pure and Mixed Mathematics, with Their Application; Especially to the Pursuits of Surveyors, Architects, Mechanics, and Civil EngineersE. L. Carey and A. Hart, 1834 - 427 σελίδες |
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... Decimal fractions · Reduction of decimals Addition , subtraction , multiplication , and division of ditto > Complex fractions used in the arts and commerce Addition , subtraction , & c . of ditto Duodecimals Powers and roots , square ...
... Decimal fractions · Reduction of decimals Addition , subtraction , multiplication , and division of ditto > Complex fractions used in the arts and commerce Addition , subtraction , & c . of ditto Duodecimals Powers and roots , square ...
Σελίδα 17
... 3 scruples , so that the latter is equal to 20 grains . For scientific purposes the grain only is used ; and sets of weights are constructed in decimal progression , from 10,000 grains C 2 ARITHMETIC : WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . 17.
... 3 scruples , so that the latter is equal to 20 grains . For scientific purposes the grain only is used ; and sets of weights are constructed in decimal progression , from 10,000 grains C 2 ARITHMETIC : WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . 17.
Σελίδα 18
... decimal progression , from 10,000 grains downwards to of a grain . By comparing the number of grains in the Avoirdupois and Troy pound and ounce respectively , it appears that the Troy pound is less than the Avoirdupois , in the ...
... decimal progression , from 10,000 grains downwards to of a grain . By comparing the number of grains in the Avoirdupois and Troy pound and ounce respectively , it appears that the Troy pound is less than the Avoirdupois , in the ...
Σελίδα 19
... Decimals . Corn Wine Ale Measure . Measure . Measure . By vulgar Fractions nearly . Corn Wine Ale Mea- Mea- Mea- sure . sure . sure . To convert old • 96943 .83311 1.01704 measures to new . 1331 6 60 59 To convert new 1.03153 1.20032 ...
... Decimals . Corn Wine Ale Measure . Measure . Measure . By vulgar Fractions nearly . Corn Wine Ale Mea- Mea- Mea- sure . sure . sure . To convert old • 96943 .83311 1.01704 measures to new . 1331 6 60 59 To convert new 1.03153 1.20032 ...
Σελίδα 23
... decimal fractions . A fraction is an expression for a part of a unit , or integer , when it represents a whole of any kind . Thus , if a pound sterling be the unit , then a shilling will be the twentieth part of that unit , and four ...
... decimal fractions . A fraction is an expression for a part of a unit , or integer , when it represents a whole of any kind . Thus , if a pound sterling be the unit , then a shilling will be the twentieth part of that unit , and four ...
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Σελίδα 10 - Yard, when compared with a Pendulum vibrating Seconds of Mean Time in the Latitude of London in a Vacuum at the Level of the Sea is in the proportion of Thirty-Six Inches to Thirty-Nine Inches and one thousand three hundred and ninety-three ten-thousandth Parts of an Inch...
Σελίδα 11 - Mile {1 Degree of a Great Circle of the Earth An Inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given, but subdivisions are used for many purposes. Among mechanics the Inch is commonly divided into eighths. By the officers of the revenue, and by scientific persons, it is divided into tenths, hundredths, &c.
Σελίδα 14 - MEASURE OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes = 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = I Lunar Month 28, 29, 30, or 31 Days = 1 Calendar Month 12 Calendar Months...
Σελίδα 41 - The mean proportional between two numbers is equal to the square root of their product.
Σελίδα 42 - That is, in any proportion, either extreme is equal to the product of the means divided by the other extreme; and either mean is equal to the product of the extremes divided by the other mean.
Σελίδα 60 - To divide a polynomial by a monomial, divide each term of the polynomial by the monomial: (Sab — 12ac) -i- 4a = 36 — 3c.
Σελίδα 21 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Σελίδα 249 - ... the rod, so as to occasion the clock to go fast with heat, some mercury must be taken out of the vessel, so as to shorten the column. And thus may the expansion and contraction of the quicksilver in the glass be made exactly to balance the expansion and contraction of the pendulum rod, so as to preserve the distance of the centre of oscillation from the point of suspension invariably the same.
Σελίδα 14 - CIRCLE. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute. 60 Minutes = 1 Degree. 30 Degrees = 1 Sign. 90 Degrees = 1 Quadrant. 360 Degrees, or 12 Signs = 1 Circumference. Formerly the subdivisions were carried on by sixties ; thus, the second was divided into 60 thirds, the third into 60 fourths, &c.
Σελίδα 42 - In a series of equal ratios, the sum of the antecedents is to the sum of the consequents as any antecedent is to its consequent.