A complete treatise on practical land-surveying, in seven parts; (1839)
Nesbit, A[nthony], 1778-1859. [from old catalog] · London, Longman, Orme, Browne, Green, and Longmans; [etc., etc.] · leaf 314
ain 15acres, 2 roods, and 32 perches. Ans. 1253 links. PROBLEM III7 Upon a given Line, to make a Rectangle that shall contain anyproposed Quantity of Land. Rule.—Divide the proposed area by the given side, and thequotient will be the other side of the rectangle. EXAMPLES. 1. Lay out 3a. 3r. 26p. in… … In laying out the rectangle in the field, let A B represent thegiven side. At A, erect the perpendicular A D, which make =460.3 links; and at B, erect the perpendicular B C, whichmake = A D. Then measure the line C D, and if you find it= A B, the work is right. 2. If one side of a rectangle be 52.5…
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