 | John Budge - 1845 - 250 σελίδες
...fraction of the fathom. For example: suppose the given side to be the hypothenuse, measuring 16 fathoms, 3 feet, and 6 inches, he will then have to take out...divide half the tabular measure for the 3 feet, and one sixth of the remainder for the 6 inches, and add them together for the sum of the required sides... | |
 | John Budge - 1854 - 248 σελίδες
...of the fathom. For example : suppose the given side to be the hypothenuse, measuring 16 fathoms, 3 feet, and 6 inches, he will then have to take out...divide half the tabular measure for the 3 feet, and one sixth of the remainder for the 6 inches, and add them together for the sum of the required sides... | |
 | 1857 - 604 σελίδες
...fraction of the fathom. For example: suppose the given side to be the hypothenuse, measuring 16 fathoms, 3 feet, and 6 inches, he will then have to take out...respectively, then divide half the tabular measure for the 'a feet, and one sixth of the remainder for the 6 inches, and add them together for the sum of the... | |
 | Samuel Harries Daddow, Benjamin Bannan - 1866 - 820 σελίδες
...fraction of the fathom. For example, suppose the given side to be the hypothenuse, measuring 16 fathoms, 3 feet, and 6 inches: he will then have to take out...then divide half the tabular measure for the 3 feet, odd feet, and one-sixth of the remainder for the 6 inches, and add them together for the sum of the... | |
 | Samuel Harries Daddow, Benjamin Bannan - 1866 - 824 σελίδες
...fathom. For example, suppose the given side to be the hypothenuse, measuring Iti fathoms, 3 feet, and G inches: he will then have to take out the numbers...the given angle in the tables, and multiply them by 10, for the base and perpendicular respectively, then divide half the tabular measure for the 3 feet,... | |
 | Samuel Harries Daddow, Benjamin Bannan - 1866 - 826 σελίδες
...fraction of the fathom. For example, suppose the given side to be the hypothenuse, measuring V fathoms, 3 feet, and 6 inches: he will then have to take out the numbers opposite th« given angle in the tables, and multiply them by 16, for the base and perpendicular respectively,... | |
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... every one who would use this work successfully should have some knowledge of decimated arithmetic; because he will have, in most cases, to multiply for the whole numbers, and take parts for the fraction of the fathom. For example : suppose the given... 