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... Longitude and Time 209 DECIMAL FRACTIONS . 121 MEASUREMENTS . 218 Notation and Numeration . 121 Land 218 Reduction 127 Masonry and Paving 221 • Circulating Decimals . . 129 Boards and Timber 223 MEASUREMENTS ― Con . Capacity of Bins ...
... Longitude and Time 209 DECIMAL FRACTIONS . 121 MEASUREMENTS . 218 Notation and Numeration . 121 Land 218 Reduction 127 Masonry and Paving 221 • Circulating Decimals . . 129 Boards and Timber 223 MEASUREMENTS ― Con . Capacity of Bins ...
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... table . A degree of longitude is greatest at the equator , where it is 69.16 miles , and it gradually decreases toward the poles , where it is 0 . METRIC LONG MEASURE . 194. The Meter is the unit MEASURES OF EXTENSION . 169.
... table . A degree of longitude is greatest at the equator , where it is 69.16 miles , and it gradually decreases toward the poles , where it is 0 . METRIC LONG MEASURE . 194. The Meter is the unit MEASURES OF EXTENSION . 169.
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... longitude , de- termining locations of places and vessels , and com- puting difference of time . A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line called the circumference , every point of Circumference mference which is equally ...
... longitude , de- termining locations of places and vessels , and com- puting difference of time . A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line called the circumference , every point of Circumference mference which is equally ...
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... longitude on the earth's surface at the equator is 69.16 miles . 2. The denomination , sign ( 30 ° ) , is confined exclusively to astronomy . 3. Degrees are not strictly divisions of a circle , but of the space about a point in any ...
... longitude on the earth's surface at the equator is 69.16 miles . 2. The denomination , sign ( 30 ° ) , is confined exclusively to astronomy . 3. Degrees are not strictly divisions of a circle , but of the space about a point in any ...
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... longitude 397 geographic miles . How many degrees and minutes did she change ? Ans . 6 ° 37 ' . 7. The diameter of a circle is 113 , and the circumfer- ence 355. What is the area ? Ans . 10028.75 . 8. What is the area of a circular ...
... longitude 397 geographic miles . How many degrees and minutes did she change ? Ans . 6 ° 37 ' . 7. The diameter of a circle is 113 , and the circumfer- ence 355. What is the area ? Ans . 10028.75 . 8. What is the area of a circular ...
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Page 178 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 171 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 184 - 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.
Page 306 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 178 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 183 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 396 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 298 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 134 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 75 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.