Thesaurarium mathematicae, or, The treasury of mathematicks containing variety of usefull practices in arithmetick, geometry, trigonometry, astronomy, geography, navigation and surveying ... to which is annexed a table of 10000 logarithms, log-sines, and log-tangents / by John Taylor.

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Title: Thesaurarium mathematicae, or, The treasury of mathematicks containing variety of usefull practices in arithmetick, geometry, trigonometry, astronomy, geography, navigation and surveying ... to which is annexed a table of 10000 logarithms, log-sines, and log-tangents / by John Taylor.
Author: Taylor, John, mathematician.
Publication: London :: Printed by J.H. for W. Freeman,; 1687.
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Subject terms: Mathematics -- Early works to 1800.
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PROP. XVII. ••o find the Superficial Content of an Oval, or El∣leipsis.

Let the Oval given be ABCD, and 'tis re∣••uired to find the Area or Superficial Content 〈…〉〈…〉ereof? To do which multiply the length A 〈…〉〈…〉 40 Inches, by the breadth CD 30 Inches, the* 1.1 •••• is 1200. Which divide by 1. 27324; 〈…〉〈…〉e Quotient is 942 48/100 parts. Which is the 〈…〉〈…〉ea or Superficial Content of the Oval ABCD 〈…〉〈…〉opounded

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* 1.1

Fig. 26.

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