Elements of Geometry and TrigonometryReprint of the original, first published in 1839. |
Contents
The principles | 9 |
Ratios and Proportions | 34 |
The Circle and the Measurement of Angles | 41 |
Problems relating to the First and Third Books | 57 |
BOOK IV | 68 |
Problems relating to the Fourth Book | 98 |
BOOK VI | 126 |
BOOK VII | 142 |
Division of the Circumference | 207 |
Theorems and Formulas relating to the Sines Cosines Tan | 222 |
Description of Table of Logarithmic Sines | 228 |
Solution of Rectilineal Triangles by Logarithms | 235 |
First principles | 246 |
Napiers Circular Parts | 252 |
Solution of Oblique angled Triangles by Logarithms | 265 |
Mensuration of Surfaces | 274 |
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Common terms and phrases
adjacent altitude angle ACB ar.-comp base multiplied bisect Book centre chord circ circumference circumscribed common cone consequently convex surface cosine Cotang cylinder diagonal diameter dicular distance divided draw drawn equal angles equally distant equations equivalent feet figure find the area formed four right angles frustum given angle given line gles greater homologous sides hypothenuse inscribed circle inscribed polygon intersection less Let ABC logarithm measured by half number of sides opposite parallel parallelogram parallelopipedon pendicular perimeter perpen perpendicular plane MN polyedron polygon ABCDE PROBLEM proportional PROPOSITION pyramid quadrant quadrilateral quantities radii radius ratio rectangle regular polygon right angled triangle S-ABCDE Scholium secant segment similar sine slant height solid angle solid described sphere spherical polygon spherical triangle square described straight line tang tangent THEOREM triangle ABC triangular prism vertex