The course of arithmetic as taught in the Pestalozzian school, Worksop. [With] Answers1854 |
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... nearly . Find the converging fractions expressing nearly the ratio of the diameter to the circum- ference . 5. The planet Mercury revolves in 87.969255 days , and Venus in 224.700817 . Express these times of revolution approxi- mately ...
... nearly . Find the converging fractions expressing nearly the ratio of the diameter to the circum- ference . 5. The planet Mercury revolves in 87.969255 days , and Venus in 224.700817 . Express these times of revolution approxi- mately ...
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... nearly 3070 108040 2304 72266 7660 357740 6912 289064 7480 686760 6912 650394 5680 363660 5376 361330 3040 233000 2304 216798 7360 162020 6912 144532 4480 174880 3840 144532 640 303480 289064 144160 144532 206. If the divisor be a ...
... nearly 3070 108040 2304 72266 7660 357740 6912 289064 7480 686760 6912 650394 5680 363660 5376 361330 3040 233000 2304 216798 7360 162020 6912 144532 4480 174880 3840 144532 640 303480 289064 144160 144532 206. If the divisor be a ...
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... nearly 1 fathom yd . fth . ..... 39 99 " " 1 pole , rod , or perch 99 ..... 99 1 furlong 1 mile pl . fur . mile . " " 99 99 1 league ..... " " " " 1 degree lea . deg . or . in . ft . 12 = 1 yd . 36 = 3 = 1 pl . 198 161 = - 51 = 1 fur ...
... nearly 1 fathom yd . fth . ..... 39 99 " " 1 pole , rod , or perch 99 ..... 99 1 furlong 1 mile pl . fur . mile . " " 99 99 1 league ..... " " " " 1 degree lea . deg . or . in . ft . 12 = 1 yd . 36 = 3 = 1 pl . 198 161 = - 51 = 1 fur ...
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... nearly 1000 ounces . 2 pints 2 quarts 2 pottles 2 gallons 4 pecks 226. DRY AND CORN MEASURE . ..make 1 quart ...... marked qt . 2 bushels 2 strikes or 4 bushels 2 cooms or 8 bushels 1 pottle pot . 29 1 gallon ...... 1 peck " " gal ...
... nearly 1000 ounces . 2 pints 2 quarts 2 pottles 2 gallons 4 pecks 226. DRY AND CORN MEASURE . ..make 1 quart ...... marked qt . 2 bushels 2 strikes or 4 bushels 2 cooms or 8 bushels 1 pottle pot . 29 1 gallon ...... 1 peck " " gal ...
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... nearly ; or in every 400 years the error is very nearly 3.0944 days . So it was ordained that whenever the number expressing the centuries is not divisible by 4 , the corresponding year shall not be a leap year ; thus 1600 was a leap ...
... nearly ; or in every 400 years the error is very nearly 3.0944 days . So it was ordained that whenever the number expressing the centuries is not divisible by 4 , the corresponding year shall not be a leap year ; thus 1600 was a leap ...
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