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 340
parallel to B C, will intersect the line A Bin E, the point to which the division-fence must be made. 3. From a field, whose dimensions are contained in the fol-lowing notes, part off 3a. 2r. 1 6p. toward A D, by a fence madefrom the side A B to the side C D, so that the fence may com-mence at the… … Having constructed the figure, set off 600 links from A to E,and draw the guess-line E m, which suppose — 702 links; thediagonal A m will be = 1132, the perpendicular Daz: 278, andthe perpendicular E a = 318 links. Hence, the area of thetrapezium A D m E, is found =: 337336 square links; but…
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