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1820 July 6.
Posology
Morphoscopics
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Quest. By what name are those designated
which have two sides equal to one another and
no more?
Ans. There is no particular name for
them in use. They form another species of rectangular
parallelepipedons.
Quest. Give an example of a cube.
Ans. A die, such as those which, when employed
as they are in divers games of chance, most commonly
in pairs, are called dice.
Quest. Give an example of those which have
four sides equal and no more.
Ans. The upper or slab part of a table called a
Square table.
Quest. Give an example of those which have two
sides equal to one another and no more.
Ans. The upper or slab part of a table called an
oblong square table.
Quest. Into how many and what sorts are those
parallepipedons be which are not compleatly rectangular distinguished?
Ans. Into those of which two or four of the sides
have the opposite angles equal, and those of which all
the sides are unequal.
Quest. By what name are those designated which
have the two opposite angles, but no other, equal to one
another?
Ans. They do not appear to have any name in
common use?
Quest. No particular appellation for them appears
to be in use?
Ans. They might be styled square rhomboidal
parallelepipedons, square and oblong, as above.
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