| George Payn Quackenbos - 1869 - 462 σελίδες
...rectangle whose sides are equal; as, IJKL, Fig. 23. 22. A Sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the centre; as, ABCD, Fig. 24. " 23. The Axis of a sphere is a straight line passing through its centre and terminating... | |
| Aaron Schuyler - 1859 - 180 σελίδες
...real definition is a definition of a thing. Thus, a sphere is a volume bounded by a curved surface all the points of which are equally distant from a point within. 3d. A genetic definition is a definition exhibiting the mode of producing the thing. Thus, a sphere... | |
| Bernhard Marks - 1869 - 180 σελίδες
...plane figure bounded by this curve is called a " circle." What point is at the centre of this figure ? A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all points of which are equally distant from the centre. The curved line is called a "circumference" The... | |
| Aaron Schuyler - 1869 - 182 σελίδες
...real definition is a definition of a thing. Thus, a sphere is a volume bounded by a curved surface all the points of which are equally distant from a point within. 3d. A genetic definition is a definition exhibiting the mode of producing the thing. Thus, a sphere... | |
| Benjamin Peirce - 1870 - 200 σελίδες
...AND THE MEASURE OF ANGLES. 85. Definitions. The circumference of a circle is a curved Zme, all tlie points of which are equally distant from a point within, called the centre. The circle is the apace terminated by this curved line. Diameter, Inscribed Lines. line, as AB, ./2C,... | |
| 1871 - 800 σελίδες
...the arc of a circle answers to our author's definition of a circumference. For an arc ' is a curve line, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within, called the centre.' This definition is, however, not new. If Professor Smith will consult Montucla's History of Mathematics,... | |
| William Chauvenet - 1871 - 380 σελίδες
...the figure. BOOK II. THE CIRCLE. 1. DEFINITIONS. A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curve, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within it called the centre. The curve which bounds the circle is called its circumference: Any straight line... | |
| Bernard Marks - 1871 - 172 σελίδες
...figure bounded by this curve is called a "•circle." What point is at the centre of this figure ? A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, all points of which are equally distant from the centre. The curved line is called a "circumference." The... | |
| Henry Beadman Bryant, Emerson Elbridge White, Corydon Giles Stowell - 1872 - 576 σελίδες
...of whose base is 10 ft. ? 70.1. Spheres. — 1. A »¡¡here is a solid bounded by a curved surface, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within called the center. 2. The diameter or axis of a sphere is a line passing through the center, and terminated... | |
| William Chauvenet - 1872 - 382 σελίδες
...the figure. BOOK II. THE CIRCLE. 1. DEFINITIONS. A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curve, all the points of which are equally distant from a point within it called the centre. The curve which bounds the circle is called its circumference. Any straight line... | |
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