Hutchinson, G. W. Caldwell, Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896 · London ; New York : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 53
block. Draw a b a vertical line representing the nearest edge of theblock, a B is to be our standard of measurement and may be ofany length. Imagine or mark on the ground line under the modela point c exactly under the side of the block marked de; to getthat point c in your drawing, measure A b on… … quarter times into the line b c under the block, mark off yourline a b once and three-quarter times upon your ground line andso fix the point c ; at c raise a vertical line parallel to a b, andon it find the height of c e by seeing how many times c e is con-tained in a b ; then join b e ; next find…
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