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Mode of seasoning fir, ii. 123.
Evelyn on timber, ii. 123.
Seasoning of elm, ii. 123.
Charring of wood, ii. 123.
To prevent chops and clefts in wood during the processof seasoning, ii. 124.
Different modes of preserving timber, ii. 124.
To judge of the different qualities of timber, ii. 124.Causes of the decay of wood, ii. 124.
On the dry-rot, ii. 125. ■*
Dry-rot, i. 308.
On charring of wood, ii. 125.
Table of the properties of different kinds of timber, ii. 125.Of different kinds of stone, ii. 126.
Slate, ii. 431.
Of bricks, ii. 126.
Of tiles, ii. 126.
Tile, ii. 489.
Of sand, ii. 127.
Cement, i. 128.
Of metals, ii. 127.
Of glass, ii. 127.
Glass, i. 447.
Mathematics, ii. 127.
Definition of, ii. 127.
Derivation of term, ii. 127.
List of mathematicians, ii. 128.
Mathematical Instruments , ii. 130.
Instruments, ii. 12.
Mausoleum, ii. 130.
Description of tomb of Mausolus , ii. 130.
“ of mausoleum at Babylon, ii. 130.
Measure,, ii. 130.
Measure of an Angle , ii. 130.
Angle, i. 6.
Measure of a Figure, or Plane Surface, ii. 130.
“ of a Line, ii. 131.
Measures, Line of, ii. 131.
Line, ii. 107.
Measure of the Mass, or Quantity of Matter,ii. 131.
Weight, ii. 523.
Measure of a Number, ii. 131.
Cube, i. 216.
Measure of Velocity , ii. 131.
“ Universal and Perpetual, ii. 131.
“ in a Legal and Popular Sense, ii. 131.Ancient laws respecting, ii. 131.
Introduction of imperial system, ii. 131.
The rationale of imperial system, ii. 132.
The standard yard, ii. 132.
, “ pound, ii. 132.
“ gallon, ii. 132.
“ for heaped measure, ii. 132.
Stricken measure, ii. 132.
Extracts from Bill for ascertaining and establishinguniformity of weights and measures, ii. 132.
Table of the several standard measures, English andForeign, ii. 133.
Tables of different measures, according to various autho-rities, reduced to English measurement, ii. 134.Scripture long measure, ii. 134.
Jewish long or itinerary measure, ii. 134.
Grecian long measure, ii. 134.
Roman long measure, ii. 135.
Other ancient long measures, ii. 135.
Scottish do., ii. 135.
French do., before the first Revolution, ii. 135.
Do. do. according to the present system, ii. 135.
Proportions of several long measures to each other,ii. 136.
Proportions of the long measures of several nations tothe English foot, ii. 136.
Modern long measures of several countries comparedwith English feet, ii. 136.
A comparison of the foot and other measures of lengthin different countries, ii. 138.
A comparison of the itinerary measures of differentcountries, ii. 139.
Ancient Greek superficial measures, ii. 139.
Ancient Roman land-measures, ii. 139.
English square measures, ii. 140.
Measures used by different artificers, ii. 140.
French square measures before the first Revolution,ii. 140.
Do. do. according to the present system, ii. 140.
Contents of a square foot of different countries, ii. 140.
Cubical measures, or measures of capacity for liquids,of various countries, ii. 140.
Measure of capacity for things dry, as used in differentcountries, ii. 141.
Measuring, or Mensuration , ii. 142.
“ of Lines, ii. 142.
“ Superficies, ii. 142.
“ of Solids, ii. 142.
Arc, i. 11.
Circle, i. 162.
Mechanics, ii. 143.
Force, i. 420.
Motion, ii. 221.
Power, ii. 323.
Of practical and rational mechanics, ii. 143.
Mechanical knowledge of the ancients, ii. 143.
Mechanical Carpentry, ii. 143.
Definition of, ii. 143.
Constructive Carpentry, i. 193.
Poof, ii. 374.
Carpentry, i. 80.
Curb Roof, i. 217.
To find the comparative strength of timber, ii. 144.
Given, the length, breadth, and depth, of a piece oftimber, to find the depth of another piece whoselength and breadth are given, so that it shall bear thesame weight as the first piece, or any number of timesmore, ii. 144.
Given, the length, breadth, and depth, of a piece of tim-ber, to find the breadth of another piece whose lengthand depth are given, so that the last piece shall havethe same weight as the first, or any number of timesmore, ii. 145.
If a piece of timber sustain a force placed unequallybetween the extremes on which it is supported, thestrength in the middle will be to the strength in thatpart of the timber so divided, as one divided by thesquare of half the length is to one divided by the