Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Miscellaneous Litterature, 1. köide,2. number1810 - 399 pages |
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Page 424
... likewife , that if various hypo- thefes be affumed concerning phyfical quantities , with out regard to what takes place in nature , their confe- quences may be demonftratively deduced , and thus a fcience may be established , which may ...
... likewife , that if various hypo- thefes be affumed concerning phyfical quantities , with out regard to what takes place in nature , their confe- quences may be demonftratively deduced , and thus a fcience may be established , which may ...
Page 425
... Likewife , if X = r , and r = Z , Y = X ÷ Z . For , fince X : x ::::: Z : z . ( Chap . II . ) ry :: XZ : xz , therefore Def . 5. r = X = 2 . Cor . Hence , one fide of a proportional equation will be as the fum , or as the difference of ...
... Likewife , if X = r , and r = Z , Y = X ÷ Z . For , fince X : x ::::: Z : z . ( Chap . II . ) ry :: XZ : xz , therefore Def . 5. r = X = 2 . Cor . Hence , one fide of a proportional equation will be as the fum , or as the difference of ...
Page 426
... likewife be calculated . Examp . 1. Let a glafs tube , 30 inches ( a ) long , be filled with mercury , excepting 8 inches ( b ) ; and let it be inverted as in the Toricellian experiment , fo that the 8 inches of common air may rife to ...
... likewife be calculated . Examp . 1. Let a glafs tube , 30 inches ( a ) long , be filled with mercury , excepting 8 inches ( b ) ; and let it be inverted as in the Toricellian experiment , fo that the 8 inches of common air may rife to ...
Page 438
... likewife will have , in common with it , thofe properties which diftinguish the equations of that particular curve . 2. If at a particular value of x , y becomes infinite , the curve has an infinite arc , and the ordinate at that point ...
... likewife will have , in common with it , thofe properties which diftinguish the equations of that particular curve . 2. If at a particular value of x , y becomes infinite , the curve has an infinite arc , and the ordinate at that point ...
Page 453
... likewife fo confiderable in this king- dom , that it is feldom permitted to be shipped off for Europe . The other exports confift chifly in oftriches feathers , copper , ruggs , filk fashes , embroidered hand- kerchiefs , dates , and ...
... likewife fo confiderable in this king- dom , that it is feldom permitted to be shipped off for Europe . The other exports confift chifly in oftriches feathers , copper , ruggs , filk fashes , embroidered hand- kerchiefs , dates , and ...
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