Volume 1

The young trigonometer's compleat guide. Being the mystery and rationale of plane trigonometry made clear and easy / [Benjamin Martin].

  • Benjamin Martin
Date:
1736
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    The Contents of the Book. PART I. Chap. I. Q'Ontains XLIV Definitions of Lines, Angles, ^ and Figures. Page i Chap. II. Contains Axioms, Poftulata's, and an Expli¬ cation of certain Geometrical Terms. 7 Chap. III. Contains XXXI Geometrical and Trigonome¬ trical Theorems, demonfirated in a new Manner. ]o Chap. IV. Contains X.IX Geometrical Problems 37 Chap. V. Of the various Methods of cojiftruffling a Canon 0/'Natural Sines, Tangents, and Secants; alfo of tie Logarithmetic Canon. $r Chap. VI. Of the Solution of the Six Cafes of Right-angled Plain Triangles, with a Synopfis thereof by X different Methods; and XII Precepts for that Purpofe. Chap. VII. Of the firfi Method by Artificial Sines, Tan¬ gents, and Secants; or Logarithmetic Canon. 71 Chap. VIII Of the fecond Method by Natural Sines, Tan¬ gents and Secants. 79 Chap-, IX. Of the third Method by the Sliding Rule. 84 Chap. X. Of the fourth Method by Gunter’s Scale and Compaffes. 93 Chap. XI. Of the fifth Method by the Sedlor. 97 Chap. XII. Of the jixth Method by Geometrical Confiruc- tion. 104 Chap. XIII. Of the feventh and eighth Methods by the Prac¬ tical Trigon. and Sinical Quadrant. 111 Chap. XIV. Of the ninth Method by Natural Arithmetic. 11S Chap. XV. Of the tenth Method by Algebra, or Analyti¬ cal Inveftigation. 122 Chap.
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