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altitude arch avoirdupois axis axle balance balance spring base bisect body boiler bridge catenary centre of gravity circle circumference column cord cosec cosine cube cubic cubic foot curve cycloid cylinder described diameter difference direction distance ditto divided draw drawn ellipse engine equal equation feet figure fluid foot fraction frustum given Hence horizontal horse hyperbola isometrical length lever load logarithms London Bridge means measure motion move multiply nearly parabola parallel parallelogram pendulum perpendicular pipe piston plane pressure proportion pulley pump quantity radius ratio rectangle right angles right line root ruler sails secant side sine specific gravity square inch steam Suppose surface tangent tion triangle tube valve velocity vertex vertical vibration Vulgar Fractions weight wheel whole