Mathematical instruction on surveying and the mensuration of solids.
Alternate Title(s):
John Pendleton's book
Published / Created:
England, June 28th, 1819.
Physical Description:
1 volume (106 pages) : illustrations ; 36 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Bound in contemporary stiff brown paper wrappers.
Contents:
The art of surveying and measuring of land. First of the chain -- A table of square measure -- How to reduce statute measure to customary and the contrary -- Irregular fields -- How to lay out any given quantity of acres, in a parallelogram, whereof one side is given -- How to find the length of the diameter of a circle, which shall contain any number of acres -- Plotting (with five problems) -- A small model of the art of the planning (five models) -- The mensuration of solids -- 1st of a cube -- 2nd of a parallelopipedon -- 3rd of a triangular prism -- 4th of a pyramid -- 5th of a cylinder -- 6th of a cone -- 7th of frustum of a pyramid -- 8th of the frustum of a cone -- 9th to measure the frustum of a rectangled pyramid called a prismoid when bases are parallel one to another, but disproportional -- [10th] to measure a cylindroid, that is a frustum of a cone, having its bases parallel to each other but unlike -- 11th of a sphere or globe -- 12th of a spheroid -- 13th of a parabolic conoid -- 14th of a parabolic spindle -- Of the five regular bodies -- 1st of the tetraedron -- 2nd of the octaedron -- 3rd of the dodecaedron.
Subject Terms:
Pendleton, John. | Geometry -- Study and teaching. | Geometry -- Problems, exercises, etc. | Mathematics -- Study and teaching. | Measurement -- Study and teaching. | Surveying -- Study and teaching.