The Compleat Measurer: Or, The Whole Art of Measuring. In Two Parts. teaching decimal arithmetick, with the extraction of the square and cube roots. And also the multiplication of feet and inches, commonly call'd cross-multiplication. teaching to measure all sorts of superficies and solids, by decimals, by cross-multiplication, and by scale and compasses. Also the works of several artificers relating to building; and the measuring of boards and timber. The first part. The second part |
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Page 209 - It is a rule among workmen, that the flat of any house, and half the flat thereof, taken within the walls. is equal to the measure of the roof of the same house; but this is when the roof is true pitched — for if the roof be more flat or steep than the true pitch, it will measure more or less accordingly.
Page 101 - Problem 7. By having the Circumference, to find the Side of the Square equal. If the Circumference of a Circle be i, the Side of the Square equal will be .2821. Therefore, As I : .2821 :: 71 (the Circumference) 7
Page 87 - Multiply the whole perimeter, or sum of the sides by half the perpendicular let fall from the centre to the middle of one of the sides ; and the product is the area. EXAMPLES. 1. Let HIKLMNbe a regular hexagon, each side being 14.6, the sum of all the sides is 87.6, the half gum is 43.8, which multiplied by the perpendicular GS 12.64397, the product is 553,805886.
Page 36 - Divifor, and feek how oft 64 in 452, which you will find 7 times; put 7 in the Quotient, and alfo on the right Hand of the Divifor, making it 647, which...
Page 37 - Divifion, write the anfwer in the Quotient, and alfo on the right hand of the Divifor...
Page 111 - Area. Thefe are the Rules and Ways commonly given for finding the Area of a Semicircle and Quadrant; but, I think, it is as good a Way, to find the Area of the whole Circle, and then take half that Area for the Semicircle, and a fourth Part for the Quadrant.
Page 14 - Write the unit's place of the multiplier under that of the multiplicand, which place you intend to keep in the product; then invert the order of all the other figures, that is, write them all the contrary way.
Page 95 - Problem 4. Having the diameter of a circle to find the area. All circles are in proportion, one to another, as are the squares of their diameters, (by...
Page 10 - RULE. / Multiply the given decimal by the number of parts in the next inferior denomination, and...
Page 34 - Seek the greatest square number in the first point, towards the left hand, placing the square number under the first point, and the root thereof in the quotient...