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The construction of the wonderful canon of logarithms

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Trigonometrical Propositions. 69<br />

Let <strong>the</strong> arcs be 38° i' and ^f. <strong>The</strong>ir complements<br />

are 51° 59' and 13°. <strong>The</strong> half sum <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

complements is 32° 29', <strong>the</strong> half difference 19° 29',<br />

and <strong>the</strong> <strong>logarithms</strong> are 621656 and 1098014 respectively.<br />

Adding <strong>the</strong>se, you have 17 19670, from<br />

which, subtracting 693147, <strong>the</strong> logarithm <strong>of</strong> half<br />

radius, <strong>the</strong>re will remain 1026523, <strong>the</strong> logarithm <strong>of</strong><br />

21°, or <strong>the</strong>reabout. Whence <strong>the</strong> sine <strong>of</strong> 21°, namely<br />

358368, is equal to <strong>the</strong> difference <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sines <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

arcs ']f and 38° i', which sines are 974370 and<br />

6 1<br />

589 1, more or less.<br />

4. Given an arc, to find <strong>the</strong> Logarithm <strong>of</strong> its versed sine. [a]<br />

Let <strong>the</strong> arc be 13°; its half is 6° 30', <strong>of</strong> which <strong>the</strong><br />

logarithm is 2178570. From double this, namely<br />

4357140, subtract 693147, and <strong>the</strong>re will remain<br />

3663993. <strong>The</strong> arc corresponding to this is 1° 28',<br />

and <strong>the</strong> number put for <strong>the</strong> sine is 25595 ; but this<br />

is also <strong>the</strong> versed sine <strong>of</strong> 13°.<br />

*^5.*<br />

5. Given two arcs, to find a third whose sine shall be equal to<br />

<strong>the</strong> sum <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sines <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> given arcs.<br />

Let <strong>the</strong> arcs be 38° i' and 1° 28'; <strong>the</strong>ir sum is 39°<br />

29' and <strong>the</strong>ir difference 36° 33', also <strong>the</strong> half sum is<br />

19° 44' and <strong>the</strong> half difference 18° 16'. Wherefore<br />

add <strong>the</strong> logarithm <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> half sum, viz. 1085655, to<br />

<strong>the</strong> logarithm <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> difference, viz. 5 183 13, and you<br />

have 1603968; from this subtract <strong>the</strong> logarithm <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> half difference, namely 11 60 177, and <strong>the</strong>re will<br />

remain <strong>the</strong> logarithm 443791, to which correspond<br />

<strong>the</strong> arc 39° 56' and sine 641896. But this sine is<br />

equal, or nearly so, to <strong>the</strong> sum <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> sines <strong>of</strong> 38° i'<br />

and 1° 28', namely 615661 and 25595 respectively.<br />

6. Given an arc & <strong>the</strong> Logarithm <strong>of</strong> its sine, to find <strong>the</strong> arc<br />

whose versed sine shall be equal to <strong>the</strong> sine <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> given<br />

arc,<br />

I 3 Let

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