A text-book of geometrical drawing, for the use of mechanics and schools, in which the definitions and rules of geometry are familiarly explained .. (1850)
Minifie, William, 1805-1880. [from old catalog] · Baltimore, W. Minifie & co. · leaf 28
PLATE III. 13 from the most ancient times and every where. During the revolutionaryperiod of 1789 in France, it was proposed to adopt a decimal division, bywhich the circumference was reckoned at 400 grades; but this method wasnever extensively adopted and is now virtually abandoned. 13. The…
