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 38
Line.Let the given line A B=4 chains. :3> C A B Upon one extremity B of the given line, by Problem V. erthe perpendicular B C, which make equal to A B. erect Tart 1.) LAND-SURVEYING. 17 With A and C as centres, and the radius A B, describe arcscutting each other jn D. Draw the lines A D and C D,… … At B erect the perpendicular B 0, which make equal to 4.With A as a centre, and the radius B C, describe an arc; andwith C as a centre, and the radius A B, describe another arc,cutting the former in D. Draw the lines A D and C D, andthe rectangle will be completed. PROBLEM XL Upon a given right…
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