An Elementary Course in Free-hand Geometrical Drawing ...

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J. Wiley & son, 1873 - 60 Seiten
 

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Seite 18 - Circles, or arcs, may, like straight lines, have given distances marked off upon them, and may be divided into equal parts. The line which joins the extremities of an arc, is called the chord of that arc. When the arc is very short, its length cannot be ordinarily distinguished from that of its chord. It is ou this principle that any given straight distance may be transferred to a circle or to any curve.
Seite 48 - ... desk most remote from the window should not be more than one and a half times the height of the top of the window from the floor. The height of the elass-room should never exceed fourteen feet.
Seite 53 - A parabola is the set of all points in a plane equidistant from a fixed point F (the focus) and a fixed line / (the directrix) in the plane.
Seite 17 - In both of these constructions, use fewer and fewer guides, and at last sketch a circle with no guiding point but its centre. Also practice often in rapidly drawing circles by hand on the black board. The distance from the centre to the circumference of a circle, is called its radius. The distance across the circle, through its centre is its diameter. Parallel circles have the same centre, and are called concentric. A portion of the circumference of a circle, is called an arc. Ex. 58. Draw circular...
Seite 17 - A straight line drawn from the centre to the circumference of a circle is called its radius; as oQ, oc, oq, о С in the diagram in page 14.

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