 | William Pease - 1856 - 108 σελίδες
...frequently in mathematical drawings, and besides, is most simple of construction. An Ellipse, like a circle, is a " plane figure, contained by one line, which is called its circumference ;" it has two diameters, called respectively, the transverse and conjugate ; the... | |
 | William Ezra Worthen - 1857 - 658 σελίδες
...regular polygons ; of which figs. 11-14 are examples, annexed to which are their respective designations. A circle is a plane figure contained by one line,...figure to the circumference, are equal to one another. And this point is called the centre of the circle. The term circle is very generally used for the circumference,... | |
 | William Ezra Worthen - 1857 - 654 σελίδες
...are examples, annexed to which are their respective designations. A circle is a plane figure contamed by one line, which is called the circumference, and...figure to the circumference, are equal to one another. And this point is called the centre of the circle. The term circle is very generally used for the circumference,... | |
 | W.E. WORTHEN - 1857 - 600 σελίδες
...regular polygons; of which figs. 11-14 are examples, annexed to which are their respective designations. A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the tircwnference, and is such that all straight lines, drawn from a certain point within the figure to... | |
 | John Weale - 1859 - 626 σελίδες
...etc., for describing circles, measuring distances, and taking the thickness of solids. Circle, a plain figure contained by one line, which is called the...within the figure to the circumference are equal to one anCHU CIRCULAR. С Г- А other, and this point is called the centre of the circle. The circumference... | |
 | Euclides - 1858 - 248 σελίδες
...in a figure are also points in the same plane, the figure is called a plane figure." — HOSE. 15. A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circwnfermce, and is such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the... | |
 | 1858 - 402 σελίδες
...figure, contained by one line, selfinterest, which is called the circumference, and is such, that all lines drawn from a certain point within the figure, to the circumference (i,e., all motives, from the highest to the lowest men), are equal to one another. Sometimes a circle... | |
 | Robert Potts - 1860 - 380 σελίδες
...the extremity of any thing. XIV. A figure is that which is enclosed by one or more boundaries. XV. A circle is a plane figure contained by one line,...figure to the circumference, are equal to one another. XVI. And this point is called the center of the circle. xvn. A diameter of a circle is a straight line... | |
 | James McCosh - 1860 - 512 σελίδες
...to any length in a straight line;" "There may be such a figure as a circle, that is, a plane figure such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure are equal to one another;" and that "A circle may be described from any centre at any distance from... | |
 | James Smith - 1861 - 292 σελίδες
...imagine," is a plane figure, enclosed by one line, which is called the circumference of the circle, it is such, that all straight lines drawn from a certain...figure to the circumference, are equal to one another. This point within the figure is called the centre of the circle. A straight line drawn through the... | |
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A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference, are equal to one another. 
