The complete measurer; or, The whole art of measuring .. (1789)
Hawney, William · London : Rivington · leaf 154
d be cut into, if you conceive itto he cut as the Lines dired. Froip this Demonftration it is very plain, that, ifyou multiply the Area of the Bafe of any Parallelo-pipedon into ito Length or Height, that Produd willbe the folid Conierit of fucK a Solid, §11. Chap. 2. Menfuration of Solids, ij7… … Firfl, then, multiply 21 by 21, the Produ(5l Is441, the Area of the Bafe in Inches; which multi-plied by I 80, ihe Length in inches, and the Productis 793S0, the folid Content in Inches. Divide thelall Produft by 1728, and the QjJotient is 45.9-, thatis, 45 folid Feet and 9 Tenths of a Foot. Or…
Measurement · Geometry
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