A system of geometry and trigonometry : with a treatise on surveying (1830)
Flint, Abel, 1765-1825, Gillet, George, Barnard, Frederick A. P. (Frederick Augustus Porter), 1809-1889 · Hartford : Cooke & Co. · leaf 101
he first westing, and 73.82remains, the meridian distance of 5 ; from this number, sub-tract the next westing, and 70.33 remains, the meridian dis-tance of 6, or the westing of the closing line. Subtract thelast westing, and 00.00 remains. Next, form the column ofdouble mean distances by adding two… … first * For the second departure column, the term column of multipliers ismore appropriate than either of the others.—Er>. f There is an inaccuracy in the language used here. After the M dou-ble mean distances have been multiplied by the corresponding north-ings or southings, they may be said to…
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