Treatise on Arithmetic, in Theory and Practice: With an Appendix, Containing an Introduction to Mensuration |
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... feet ; and the height of Chimborazo , the highest mountain in America , is 21427 feet : how much is the latter higher than the former ? 23. The height of the Peak of Tibet , thought to be the highest mountain in the world is 24,235 feet ...
... feet ; and the height of Chimborazo , the highest mountain in America , is 21427 feet : how much is the latter higher than the former ? 23. The height of the Peak of Tibet , thought to be the highest mountain in the world is 24,235 feet ...
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... feet per second ; how many feet will it move in 69 seconds ? A :: sw . 77970 . 58. It is found by microscopic observations , that in each square inch of the human skin there are about 1000 pores ; and the sur- face of the body of a ...
... feet per second ; how many feet will it move in 69 seconds ? A :: sw . 77970 . 58. It is found by microscopic observations , that in each square inch of the human skin there are about 1000 pores ; and the sur- face of the body of a ...
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... feet high ; and Mont Blanc 15,680 feet : how many mountains , each as high as the former , must be piled one above another to equal the height of the latter ? Answ . 10 . 63. In 1821 , the population of Belfast and the suburbs , was ...
... feet high ; and Mont Blanc 15,680 feet : how many mountains , each as high as the former , must be piled one above another to equal the height of the latter ? Answ . 10 . 63. In 1821 , the population of Belfast and the suburbs , was ...
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... feet ; a hand , ( used in measuring horses , ) is 4 inches ; a span , 9 inches . From this Table , by an easy reduction , it will appear that a mile con- tains 320 perches , 1760 yards , or 5280 feet . Till the year 1826 , the perch in ...
... feet ; a hand , ( used in measuring horses , ) is 4 inches ; a span , 9 inches . From this Table , by an easy reduction , it will appear that a mile con- tains 320 perches , 1760 yards , or 5280 feet . Till the year 1826 , the perch in ...
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... feet and hence , the chain in Ireland being 84 feet , we find the equivalent numbers for Irish and Scotch acres , by multiplying the halves of 74 and 84 , respectively , by themselves . From these principles the following Table is ...
... feet and hence , the chain in Ireland being 84 feet , we find the equivalent numbers for Irish and Scotch acres , by multiplying the halves of 74 and 84 , respectively , by themselves . From these principles the following Table is ...
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Page 41 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes = 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 42 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, etc.
Page 92 - Rule. — Divide the numerator by the denominator, the quotient will be the whole number...
Page 260 - 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.
Page 93 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 259 - When a straight line standing on another straight line makes the adjacent angles equal to one another, each of the angles is called a right angle; and the straight line which stands on the other is called a perpendicular to it.
Page 200 - The square of the sum of two numbers is equal to the square of the first number plus twice the product of the first and second number plus the square of the second number.
Page 83 - A simple fraction expresses one or more of the equal parts into which the unit is divided, without reference to any other fraction.
Page 40 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Page 214 - ... him, — -one for the first, two for the second, four for the third, and so on, doubling always to the sixty-fourth. The...