 | Robert Rawson - 1856 - 178 pages
...is the extremity of any thing." xrv. A figure is that which is inclosed by one or more boundaries. XV. 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... | |
 | William Pease - 1856 - 108 pages
...frequently in mathematical drawings, and besides, is most simple of construction. An Ellipse, like a circle, is a " plane figure, contained by one line, which is called its circumference ;" it has two diameters, called respectively, the transverse and conjugate ; the... | |
 | William Ezra Worthen - Architectural drawing - 1857 - 632 pages
...regular polygons ; of which figs. 11-14 are examples, annexed to which are their respective designations. 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... | |
 | W.E. WORTHEN - 1857 - 600 pages
...regular polygons; of which figs. 11-14 are examples, annexed to which are their respective designations. A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the tircwnference, and is such that all straight lines, drawn from a certain point within the figure to... | |
 | Euclides - 1858 - 248 pages
...in a figure are also points in the same plane, the figure is called a plane figure." — HOSE. 15. A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circwnfermce, and is such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the... | |
 | John Weale - Architecture - 1859 - 622 pages
...etc., for describing circles, measuring distances, and taking the thickness of solids. Circle, a plain 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... | |
 | Robert Potts - Geometry, Plane - 1860 - 380 pages
...boundary is the extremity of any thing. XIV. A figure is that which is enclosed by one or more boundaries. XV. 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... | |
 | Euclides - 1860 - 288 pages
...surface in reference to that of another figure, with which it is compared, is called its area. 17. 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... | |
 | Euclides - 1861 - 464 pages
...distance from that centre. A st. line may be drawn from any one point to any other point. DEM. 15, 1. A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such that all st. lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference, are equal... | |
 | Euclides - 1862 - 140 pages
...is the extremity of anything. 14. A figure is that which is inclosed by one or more boundaries. 15. 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... | |
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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. 
