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Page 52 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 53 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 52 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 113 - II. The logarithm of the quotient of two numbers equals the logarithm of the dividend minus the logarithm of the divisor.
Page 92 - The specific gravity of any substance is the ratio of the weight of that substance to the weight of an equal volume of. some substance taken as a standard.
Page 52 - WEIGHT 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound (Ib.) 100 pounds =1 hundredweight (cwt.) 2000 pounds = 1 ton (T...
Page x - A cylinder is conceived to be generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides as an axis.
Page 104 - Progression (AP), is a series in which each term, after the first, is formed by adding a constant number to the preceding term.
Page 100 - ... that the squares of the times of revolution of the planets about the sun are proportional to the cubes of their mean distances from the sun. This boy with no chance became one of the world's greatest astronomers. "When 1 found that I was black...