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A solid is that which unites the three dimensions of exension . ... from each other as to their position , is called an angle ; the point of meeting or intersection , A , is the vertex of the angle ; the lines AB , AC , are its sides .
A solid is that which unites the three dimensions of exension . ... from each other as to their position , is called an angle ; the point of meeting or intersection , A , is the vertex of the angle ; the lines AB , AC , are its sides .
Page 69
Join AE , and the triangles ABD , AEC , are right - angled , the one at D , and the other at A ; moreover the angle B = E ... The product of three lines is sometimes called a solid , for a reason that will be given hereafter .
Join AE , and the triangles ABD , AEC , are right - angled , the one at D , and the other at A ; moreover the angle B = E ... The product of three lines is sometimes called a solid , for a reason that will be given hereafter .
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Let there be , in the circle of the same perimeter , the angle DOE = ACI , and consequently the arc DE equal to the half side Al ; the polygon P : circle C :: triangle ACI : sector ODE ... Of Planes and Solid 106 Elements of Geometry .
Let there be , in the circle of the same perimeter , the angle DOE = ACI , and consequently the arc DE equal to the half side Al ; the polygon P : circle C :: triangle ACI : sector ODE ... Of Planes and Solid 106 Elements of Geometry .
Page 107
Of Planes and Solid Angles . ... This being premised , the angle , or the mutual inclination of two planes , is the quantity , whether greater or less , by which they depart from each other ; this quantity is measured by the angle ...
Of Planes and Solid Angles . ... This being premised , the angle , or the mutual inclination of two planes , is the quantity , whether greater or less , by which they depart from each other ; this quantity is measured by the angle ...
Page 109
Through a point Q , taken at pleasure in PQ , draw the straight line BC in the angle BPC , making BQ = QC ( 242 ) ; join AB , AQ , AC . The base BC being bisected at the ... Oblique lines equally distant Of Planes and Solid Ingles . 109.
Through a point Q , taken at pleasure in PQ , draw the straight line BC in the angle BPC , making BQ = QC ( 242 ) ; join AB , AQ , AC . The base BC being bisected at the ... Oblique lines equally distant Of Planes and Solid Ingles . 109.
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| Title | Elements of Geometry |
| Author | Adrien Marie Legendre |
| Translated by | John Farrar |
| Publisher | Hilliard, Gray, and Company, 1833 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 11 Apr 2012 |
| Length | 235 pages |
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