The complete measurer; or, The whole art of measuring .. (1789)
Hawney, William · London : Rivington · leaf 117
p. I. Menjuration of Superficies, 99 Or thus; As 88 : 7 : : 5041 7 88)35287(460.98 Area.352 870792 4 704 1420 76 Or, As 1420 : 113 : : 5041 : 401.15 Area. Problem 6. By having the Diameter, to find theSide of a Square that is equal in Area to that Circle. If the Diameter of a Circle be i, the Side… … B Let the Diameter of the Circle EF or GH, be22.6 (as before), to find the Side of the Square AC,AD, l^c. If .8862 be multiplied by 22.6, the Pro-dudi is 20.02812, which is the Side of a Square^equal in Area to the Circle given ; for if 20.02812be multiplied Square-wife, that is, by itfelf,…
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