Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. -

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1. lar piece
2. ins co any Proportion siven, by a Line drann F
3. rallet 10 one of the Sides.
4. ABC I5 Ihe Frianeular piece ot Lanc, con.
5. tainins 60 Acres, che Bale A C is 50 Chains
6. This piece ot Land is ro be dirided berween rie
7. Hen, by 2 Line drann parallel eo B C, in Cuch
8. First, Reduce etic Stares into
9. erches, 2nd LWII
10. be 8083 For che sirst Man, and 1 1885 Perelles L0r
11. che second ManS Mare
12. 2aly. Mealure che Base. oF che Triansle, v1 2. A L
13. 78 Chains 00 Links.
14. Then (ay, H 19968, che ootiole Conu, sHC
15. For is Base 78 Ch. Whac MaII 8083, thCArAMan:
16. Parr, Sire Ansver, 3T Ch. 52 Lintes; Wtch let
17. oAtrom ArO F, dran che Line F B, (o vou diride
18. che Capezia as dehired: The Triansle AB F bct
19. ihe dest Maris Portion, and e Frapezia BC L D,
20. 12. Fo divide an trregular Plot os any number os
21. Sides, accordins ro any Proportion siven, by
22. strait Line dromn throueh it
23. AS sppose the Field A B C D. L COHCAI 4B h.
24. cres, ro be divided in Llaus between rro Men, b)
25. a Line proccedins front .
26. 10. 20
27. Proporrion, char one trave 40 Aeres, chic Ortrex 20
28. in D.
29. +. L
30. and etie P
31. a Lriansle, and Bchie Ansle adtigned.
32. 33 Chains 33 Links, DC 26 Chains 67 Links.
33. che seconds.
34. 2. FInc d mean Proportion betveen A D ane
35. A C, by Mulciplrins chie wotole Ball 500) AL
36. 33, 33, The lroduct is 16665000, Ot nhich Sun
37. extract che Iquare ROOE, tvill bc 40 CH. 82. Lin
38. erhich sec Erom Aeo B; ehen draw LL Parallel 10
39. BC, Coche Frians le is dirictell as required
40. 1Y. Yo reduce a Trapezia imo hanste
41. draon from any Ansle thereos.
42. Tet AB C D BC che Traperia LOBCrC
43. D
44. ealet eoDB, produce che Bale ADEO P,
45. B F, Wrtrich Mall make che Frianole B A P equa
46. Eo the Trapezia A B CD
47. Nor ro diride chis Trapezia accordins 10 any
48. Suppole the Trapezia ABC D, containins 124
49. First deaw a Line at ple
50. 5AF; chen cast up rhie
51. erue TTaIF Mouldbe
52. 23 ACrCS; B Acres bCtB
53. more chan in AF Cs CHer
54. contamInS S ACIES, asset acu iE 1O A P C, 25 th.
55. Sure o equat LLaIFS.
56. (0 many Sides and Angles, ACCOLCIS EO anY PrO.
57. Porrion, by Areiohe Lines draun chroush ic, wich a5
58. much Cerrainer. and more exeu) at b)
59. anr ocher vay vec lnovon.
60. Anocher Fixample will makee 2Il plain.
61. Suppose chetollowins Field, concainins 27 Acres.
62. is ro be dirided betmeen chrec Men, cach co have
63. Acres, and che Lines ot Dirision ro run Froms
64. Pond ro a Field, (0 eret) Mas Mare c Ben
65. ACCS, 3 ROOdS, and 8 Perches, is eo be divided Lard.
66. Derween evo Nen; che ArA cO hare 50 ACreS,
67. Firkt, Trom che Pond O draw Lires 10 evers
68. 2 Looes; and 3. Perches; che orher 74 ACreS, AnslC, 25O A, OB,, O C, OD Cd B; and rhet
69. Ko, alid 5 Perches, and che Linc dt Dirition( che Fisure is dividee unastie
70. I
71. exiode
72. and sec wtatic vanes, ox whac ic is more chan che
73. THus ICaIt UP FHE COnFeNE OF A P G, and find
74. it ro be bur 15 Acres; Wwhereas che erue ITaIF is
75. 2
76. e In
77. BCDC
78. ea Friansle
79. Triansle ACI; then che Line AL parrs che Fi
80. Thus yoû may divide any piece of Land oFnever
81. sic oErhe Warer, wirhour soins orer ore anorhers
82. potict
83. divide rhe Trapezia.
84. assisned Proporrion, ls soele vuc to divide che
85. Frianele AB F, as betore caushe, Which will al
86. FXampI.
87. 20 proceu b B.

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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. - . Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/806933011:0800?run=74