 The power of expressing a third, a fourth, and a sixth of a foot in inches, without a fraction, is a peculiar advantage in the duodecimal scale ; and for the operations of weighing, and of measuring capacities, the continual division by two renders it...  Struttura urbana della architettura - Page xlviby Cesare Blasi - 1824 - 85 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Industrial arts - 1819 - 496 pages
...acquirements. Min8t. iTlte sUb-divisions of weights and measures at pfein this: 'couhtry, appear to be far more practical purposes than the decimal scale, which might...But the power of expressing a third, a fourth, and a •W#thof' a foot in inches, without a fraction, is a peculiar ifclviifltagfe 'in the duodecimal Scale;... | |
 | Science - 1819 - 478 pages
...except as affording some little encouragement to its common adoption by neighbouring nations." 2. " The sub-divisions of weights and measures at present...convenient for practical purposes than the decimal scale." " The power of expressing a third, a fourth, and a sixth of a foot in inches, without a fraction, is... | |
 | Science - 1819 - 482 pages
...except as affording some little encouragement to its common adoption by neighbouring nations." 2. " The sub-divisions of weights and measures at present...convenient for practical purposes than the decimal scale." " The power of expressing a third, a fourth, and a sixth of a foot in inches, without a fraction, is... | |
 | Science - 1819 - 480 pages
...except as affording some little encouragement to its common adoption by neighbouring nations.1" 2. " The sub-divisions of weights and measures at present...in this country, appear to be far more convenient fot practical purposes than the decimal scale." " The power of expressing a third, a fourth, and a... | |
 | History - 1820 - 848 pages
...either by the profits of their commercial concern* or by the credit of their scientific acquirements. 3. The subdivisions of weights and measures at present...might perhaps be preferred by some persons for making caU culation%-with quantities already determined. But the power of expressing a third, a fourth and... | |
 | Andrew Ure - Chemistry - 1821 - 436 pages
...except as affording some little encouragement to its common adoption by neighbouring nations. " 2. The subdivisions of weights and measures at present...convenient for practical purposes than the decimal scale. The power of expressing a third, a fourth, and a sixth of a foot in inches, without a fraction, is... | |
 | Andrew Ure - Chemistry - 1831 - 980 pages
...except as affording some little encouragement to its common adoption by neighbouring nations. " 2. The subdivisions of weights and measures at present...convenient for practical purposes than the decimal scale. The power of expressing a third, a fourth, and a sixth of a foot in inches, without a fraction, is... | |
 | Robert Potts - Arithmetic - 1876 - 389 pages
...correspondence. The subdivision of weights and measures, at present employed in this country, appears to be far more convenient for practical purposes than the decimal scale, which might perhaps be performed by some persons for making calculations with quantities already determined. But the power... | |
 | Robert Potts - Arithmetic - 1876 - 392 pages
...correspondence. The subdivision of weights and measures, at present employed in this country, appears to be far more convenient for practical purposes than the decimal scale, which might perhaps be performed by some persons for making calculations with quantities already determined. But the power... | |
 | Ronald Edward Zupko - Science - 1990 - 578 pages
...They declared further that the subdivisions of weights and measures employed in Great Britain appeared to be far more convenient for practical purposes than...decimal scale, which might perhaps be preferred by some people for making l09 calculations with quantities already determined. Also, the ability to express... | |
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