Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 11. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 705
... inches , fay , as 12 inches are to that extenfion , so is B to a fourth pro- portional , which is the answer in inches ; but if the extension in question be expreffed in feet , then you need only multiply it by B , and the product is ...
... inches , fay , as 12 inches are to that extenfion , so is B to a fourth pro- portional , which is the answer in inches ; but if the extension in question be expreffed in feet , then you need only multiply it by B , and the product is ...
Page 768
... inches and a quar- ter is left , the labour must be more difficult than when it is three inches and an half , as the number of fric- tions which the child's head must undergo are then more numerous and frequent . When there is an open ...
... inches and a quar- ter is left , the labour must be more difficult than when it is three inches and an half , as the number of fric- tions which the child's head must undergo are then more numerous and frequent . When there is an open ...
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... inches and an half , and of three inches . Line I , The antero pofterior , or fmall diameter of the fuperior frait ; one inch two or three lines . Line II , The transverse diameter of the fame ftrait : this line , which is four inches ...
... inches and an half , and of three inches . Line I , The antero pofterior , or fmall diameter of the fuperior frait ; one inch two or three lines . Line II , The transverse diameter of the fame ftrait : this line , which is four inches ...
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