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The construction of the wonderful canon of logarithms

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SOME VERY REMARKABLE<br />

PROPOSITIONS FOR THE<br />

solution <strong>of</strong> spherical triangles<br />

with wonderfod ease.<br />

To solve a spherical<br />

triangle without dividing it<br />

into two quadrantal or rectangular triangles.<br />

IvEN three sides, to find any angle.<br />

And conversely,<br />

Given three angles, to find any side.<br />

This is best done by <strong>the</strong> three methods<br />

explained in my work on Logarithms, Book II. chap,<br />

VI<br />

sects. 8, 9, 10.<br />

Given <strong>the</strong> side h.T>, & <strong>the</strong> angles<br />

T) & ^, to find <strong>the</strong> side A B.<br />

Multiply <strong>the</strong> sine <strong>of</strong> A D by<br />

<strong>the</strong> sine <strong>of</strong> D ; divide <strong>the</strong> product<br />

by <strong>the</strong> sine <strong>of</strong> B, and you<br />

will have <strong>the</strong> sine <strong>of</strong> A B.<br />

4. Given

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