 | Euclides - 1842 - 316 pages
...plane figure contained by one line which is called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another. XVL This point is called the centre of the circle. XVII, A diameter of a circle is a straight line... | |
 | T H. Howe - 1842 - 458 pages
...plane figure, contained by one line which is called the circumference ; and is such, that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference, are equal to one another. c That point within the circle which is thus equally distant from the circumference, is called the... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1842 - 320 pages
...from a certain point within it. called the CENTRE. An ARC is any part of the circumference. 35. The DIAMETER of a circle, is a straight line drawn through the centre and terminating in the circumference on each side. A Q. What is a Quadrilateral? 27. Parallelogram? 27.... | |
 | William Pease - Geometry - 1843 - 80 pages
...plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure...And this point is called the centre of the circle. A circle is the superficies or space enclosed by its circumference. 14. A great circle is that plane... | |
 | Philip Kelland - Algebra - 1843 - 168 pages
...therefore it appears not to be inconsistent with the Elements to adopt it in the former case too. • 14. A diameter of a circle is a straight line drawn through...centre, and terminated both ways by the circumference. Euclid adds, " which divides the circle into two equal parts. " This addition is in reality a theorem... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1843 - 320 pages
...from a certain point within it, called the CENTRE. An ARC is any part of the circumference. 35. The DIAMETER of a circle, is a straight line drawn through the centre and terminating in the circumference on each side. A Fig. 14. Q. What is a Quadrilateral? 27.Parallelogram?... | |
 | Euclides - 1845 - 546 pages
...plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure...centre, and terminated both ways by the circumference. XVIII. A semicircle is the figure contained by a diameter and the part of the circumference cut off... | |
 | Euclid - Geometry - 1845 - 218 pages
...plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure...centre, and terminated both ways by the circumference. XVIII. A semicircle is the figure contained by a diameter and the part of the circumference cut off... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1845 - 444 pages
...it to the circumference are equal to one another; 15. And this point is called the centre. 16. The diameter of a circle is a straight line drawn through...centre, and terminated both ways by the circumference. ' 17- A semicircle is the figure contained by a diameter and the part of the circumference cut off... | |
 | Euclid, James Thomson - Geometry - 1845 - 382 pages
...plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference* and is such that R all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another.* 31. That point is called the centre of the circle. 32. Any straight line drawn from the centre of a... | |
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A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference are equal to one another. 
