Geodaesia : or, The art of surveying and measuring land made easy (1768)
Love, John, fl. 1688, Clark, Samuel · London : Printed for J. Rivington · leaf 170
ny numberof equal and unequal partsy by lines proceedingfrom any point ajpgned in any Jide thereof. Let ABC, the triangular piece of land, contain-ing 60 acres, be divided between three men, thefirft to have 15 acres, the fecond 20, and the third25 acres, and the lines of divifion to proceedfrom D:… … «••£•£ E D firft mans bafe; which fet off from A to E. Again,fay, If 60 give 50, what (hall 20 give? Anfwer,16 chains, 66 links for the fccond mans bafe;which fet ofT from E to F; then confequently thethird mans bafe, viz. from F to C, muft be 20chains, 84 links. This done, draw an obfqure linefrom…
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