A Treatise on Practical Mensuration in Eight Parts ...T. Wilson and sons; and sold by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824 - Surveying - 434 pages |
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... depth or altitude , and it will give the solidity required . Note 1. In order to find the surface of a parallelopipedon , multiply the peri- phery of its end by its length , and the product will be the area of the sides ; to which add ...
... depth or altitude , and it will give the solidity required . Note 1. In order to find the surface of a parallelopipedon , multiply the peri- phery of its end by its length , and the product will be the area of the sides ; to which add ...
Page 146
... depth 14 feet 5 inches ; what is its solidity ? Ans . 14128 ft . 4 in . 4. The length of a cellar is 25 feet , its breadth 15 feet , and its depth 7 feet ; what did it cost digging , at 3d . per solid yard ? Ans . £ .1 10s . 4d . 5. A ...
... depth 14 feet 5 inches ; what is its solidity ? Ans . 14128 ft . 4 in . 4. The length of a cellar is 25 feet , its breadth 15 feet , and its depth 7 feet ; what did it cost digging , at 3d . per solid yard ? Ans . £ .1 10s . 4d . 5. A ...
Page 147
... depth ; what did it cost painting , at 91d . per square yard ? Ans . £ 4 2s . 101d . PROBLEM III . To find the solidity of a prism . RULE . Multiply the area of the base by the perpendicular height of the prism , and the product will be ...
... depth ; what did it cost painting , at 91d . per square yard ? Ans . £ 4 2s . 101d . PROBLEM III . To find the solidity of a prism . RULE . Multiply the area of the base by the perpendicular height of the prism , and the product will be ...
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... depth each 12 feet ; what is its solid Ans . 9072 feet . content ? 7. The gallery of an assembly - room is supported by 16 octagonal prisms of wood , each of which measures 4 feet 8 inches in circumference , and 12 feet in height ...
... depth each 12 feet ; what is its solid Ans . 9072 feet . content ? 7. The gallery of an assembly - room is supported by 16 octagonal prisms of wood , each of which measures 4 feet 8 inches in circumference , and 12 feet in height ...
Page 150
... depth 45 feet ; what did it cost sinking at 7s . 3d . per cubic yard ? Ans . £ .6 13s . 51d . 6. The greater diameter of a hollow iron roller is 1 foot 9 inches , the thickness of the metal 13 inch , and the length of the roller 5 feet ...
... depth 45 feet ; what did it cost sinking at 7s . 3d . per cubic yard ? Ans . £ .6 13s . 51d . 6. The greater diameter of a hollow iron roller is 1 foot 9 inches , the thickness of the metal 13 inch , and the length of the roller 5 feet ...
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18 feet 9 inches ABCD absciss acre altitude arch architraves avoirdupois base bottom brick building canal cask centre chains chord circle circular circumference column cone contain cornice cubic foot cubic inches cubic yards cylinder deducted depth diagonal distance ditto divided door eaves ellipse equal EXAMPLES feet 6 inches feet 9 figure find the area find the solidity floor foot found by Problem frustum given greater end ground half the sum head diameter hyperbola length less end malt bushels measure method miles Note ordinate parallel perpendicular perpendicular height piece of timber polygon prism quarter girt quotient radius regular polygon remainder Required the solidity rhombus right angle roods roof segment side slant height Sliding Rule solidity required spindle square root square yard stone surface thickness transverse diameter trapezium trapezoid tree triangle ullage versed sine vessel wall whole window wine gallons wood
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Page 7 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds.
Page 196 - The monarch oak, the patriarch of the trees, Shoots rising up, and spreads by slow degrees ; Three centuries he grows, and three he stays, Supreme in state, and in three more decays...
Page 27 - ... are equal to two right angles. Let ABC be a triangle, and let one of its sides BC be produced to D ; the exterior angle ACD is equal to the two interior and opposite angles CAB, ABC ; and the three interior angles of the triangle, viz. ABC, BCA, CAB, are together equal to two right angles.
Page 308 - An Account of the Mode of Draining Land, according to the System practised by Mr. Joseph Elkington.
Page 48 - RULE.* Multiply the sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them, and half the product will be the area.
Page 42 - From half the sum of the three sides, subtract each side severally ; multiply the half sum, and the three remainders together, and the square root of the product will be the Area required. Example. — Required the Area of a Triangle, whose sides are 50, 40, and 30 feet. 50 + 40 + 30.. fin half sum of the three sides.
Page 8 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center, Fig.
Page 135 - Persepolis, left standing upright ; one is 70 feet above the plane, and the other 50 ; in a straight line between these, stands an ancient...
Page i - Nesbit's Mensuration, and Key. A Treatise on Practical Mensuration : containing the most approved Methods of drawing Geometrical Figures; Mensuration of Superficies; Land Surveying; Mensuration of Solids ; the Use of the Carpenter's Rule ; Timber Measure, in which is shewn the method of Measuring and Valuing Standing Timber ; Artificers' Works, illustrated by the Dimensions and Contents of a House; a Dictionary of the Terms used in Architecture, &c.
Page 227 - WORK. Plasterers' work is principally of two kinds; namely, plastering upon laths, called ceiling, and plastering upon walls or partitions made of framed timber, called rendering. In plastering upon walls, no deductions are made except for doors and windows, because cornice, festoons, enriched moldings, etc., are put on after the room is plastered.