Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Miscellaneous Litterature, 5. köide,1. number1810 - 400 pages |
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... cards . The parties muft pre- viously agree in what manner the cards fhall be first placed , and then how they shall be fhuffled . Thus fup- pose the cards are to be firft placed in the order as here- after follows , and then fhuffled ...
... cards . The parties muft pre- viously agree in what manner the cards fhall be first placed , and then how they shall be fhuffled . Thus fup- pose the cards are to be firft placed in the order as here- after follows , and then fhuffled ...
Page 18
... cards first places them in the order agreed on , and tranfcribes the first letter on every card . He then fhuffles them , according to order , and tranfcribes the fecond letter on each card . He fhuffles them a fecond time , and ...
... cards first places them in the order agreed on , and tranfcribes the first letter on every card . He then fhuffles them , according to order , and tranfcribes the fecond letter on each card . He fhuffles them a fecond time , and ...
Page 78
... card it on the knee with fmall fine cards , and then fpin it on the wheel , obferving to make the thread of the warp fmaller by one third than that of the woof , and much compacter twisted . The thread thus fpun , is reeled , and made ...
... card it on the knee with fmall fine cards , and then fpin it on the wheel , obferving to make the thread of the warp fmaller by one third than that of the woof , and much compacter twisted . The thread thus fpun , is reeled , and made ...
Page 179
... cards . The eldeft hand having 12 cards dealt him , there remain 20 cards , any five of which may be in those he takes in ; confequently we are here to find how many ways five cards may be taken out of 20. Therefore , by apho- rifm I ...
... cards . The eldeft hand having 12 cards dealt him , there remain 20 cards , any five of which may be in those he takes in ; confequently we are here to find how many ways five cards may be taken out of 20. Therefore , by apho- rifm I ...
Page 180
... cards , and at the top of nine of them must be written one of the digits , and on the tenth a cipher . Thefe cards muft be placed upon each other in the regular order , the number 1 being on the firft , and the cipher at bottom . You ...
... cards , and at the top of nine of them must be written one of the digits , and on the tenth a cipher . Thefe cards muft be placed upon each other in the regular order , the number 1 being on the firft , and the cipher at bottom . You ...
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