| James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1809 - 574 pages
...the southern. Sjihtre, in a geometrical sense, is a solid contained under a uniformly-curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a certain point within the same, called the centre. This term is applied to the several celestial bodies, as they are probably... | |
| John Mason Good - 1813 - 714 pages
...one of the round bodiet more usually called л sauere: it is bounded by one uniform convex surface, every point of which is equally distant from a certain point within »ailed the centre. ForEiu-lid'sdefinition.eeethearticleGEOMiTRT. If <l denote the diameter of the... | |
| Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1838 - 292 pages
...acres. 5. What is the content of a field 27 chains long and 9 rods broad 1 Ans. 6 A. 0R. 12P. § 198. A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curved line, every part of which is equally distant from a certain point within, called the centre. The curved line AEBD... | |
| Charles DAVIES (LL.D.) - Arithmetic - 1843 - 348 pages
...acres. 5. What is the content of a field 27 chains long and 9 rods broad. Ans. 6A. 0R. 12P. § 198- A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curved line, every part of which is equally distant from a certain point within, called the centre. The curved line AEBD... | |
| Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1844 - 356 pages
...acres. 5. What is the content of a field 27 chains long and 9 rods broad. Ans. &A. 0R. 12P. § 198- A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curved line, every part of which is equally distant from a certain point within, called the centre. The curved line AEBD... | |
| J. M. Scribner - Measurement - 1844 - 130 pages
...15. — 1. A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curve line, called the circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a certain point within, called the centre ; J1EBD (fig. 1) is a circle. 2. A Diameter of a circle is a straight line, passing through... | |
| Almon Ticknor - Arithmetic - 1846 - 274 pages
...inches long, and 13 feet, 6 inches wide ? Ans. 2:H yards To measure a circle, area, circumference, <SC A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curved line, every part of which is equally distant from a certain point within, called the centre. The curved line, AEBD,... | |
| Almon Ticknor - Arithmetic - 1846 - 276 pages
...circle, area, circumference, A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curved line, every part of which is equally distant from a certain point within, called the centre. The curved line. AEBD, is called the circumference ; the point A[ C the centre ; the line AB,... | |
| Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1847 - 368 pages
...aie 20 and 32 chains, and the perpendicular distance between them 26 chains ? Ans. 67A. 2R. 16P 284. A circle is a portion of a plane bounded by a curved line, every part of which is equally distant from a certain point within, called the centre. The curved line AEBD... | |
| J. M. Scribner - Mechanical engineering - 1849 - 286 pages
...DEFINITIONS. 1. A circle is a plane figure, bounded by a curve line, called thp circumference, every part of which is equally distant from a certain point within, called the center. 2. A diameter of a circle is a straight line, passing through the center, and terminating at the circumference.... | |
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