The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, Volume 01 (of 11)Hobbes, Thomas
Philosophy
The English works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury, Volume 01 (of 11)
Hobbes, Thomas
Philosophy, English -- 17th century
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
{ A cylinder | 1 | : : : : : :
{ +----+ : : : : : :
{ A cone |1/3 | : : : : : :
{ +----+----+ : : : : :
{ A three-sided fig. of 1 mean |2/4 | | : : : : :
{ +----|----+ : : : : :
The { A three-sided fig. of 2 means |3/5 |3/7 | : : : : :
solids{ +----+----+----+----+ : : :
of { A three-sided fig. of 3 means |4/6 |4/8 |4/10| | : : :
{ +----+----+----+----+----+ : :
{ A three-sided fig. of 4 means |5/7 |5/9 |5/11|5/13| | : :
{ +----+----+----+----+----+----+ :
{ A three-sided fig. of 5 means |6/8 |6/10|6/12|6/14|6/16| | :
{ +----+----+----+----+----+----+----|
{ A three-sided fig. of 6 means |7/9 |7/11|7/13|7/15|7/17|7/19| |
{ +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
{ A three-sided fig. of 7 means |8/10|8/12|8/14|8/16|8/18|8/20|8/22|
+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
[Sidenote: In what proportion the same figures exceed a cone of the same
altitude and base.]
8. Lastly, the excess of the solids of the said three-sided figures
above a cone of the same altitude and base, are set down in the table
which follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
The Cone | 1 : : : : : : :
+-----+
{Of the solid of a three-}| 6/12| : : : : : :
{ sided figure of 1 mean}| |
The ex- { +-----+-----+
cesses {Ditto ditto, 2 means |12/15| 6/21| : : : : :
of the { +-----+-----+-----+
solids {Ditto ditto, 3 means |18/18|12/24| 6/30| : : : :
of these{ +-----+-----+-----+-----+
three- {Ditto ditto, 4 means |24/21|18/27|12/33| 6/39| : : :
sided { +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
figures {Ditto ditto, 5 means |30/24|24/30|18/36|12/42| 6/48| : :
above a { +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
cone. {Ditto ditto, 6 means |36/27|30/33|24/39|18/45|12/51| 6/57| :
{ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
{Ditto ditto, 7 means |42/30|36/36|30/42|24/48|18/54|12/60| 6/66|
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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