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 37
scribe an arc. Withthe centre B, and radius B C, describe another arc, cutting theformer in C. Draw the lines A C and B C, and the trianglewill be completed. Note.—Any trapezium may be constructed iu the same manner ; havingthe four sides, and one of the diagonals. 16 LAND-SURVEYING. (Part 7,… … A D B Make A B equal to 9, and A D equal to 6. At D erect theperpendicular D C, which make equal to 5. Join A C and B C,and the figure will be completed. Note.—A trapezium may be constructed in a similar manner, by havingone of the diagonals, the two perpendiculars let fall thereon from the…
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