Word: radius
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...spent before the first glass, the flint, was successfully cast, and this did not reach Mr. Clark until about three years ago. A very much longer delay accompanied the casting of the crown glass, which was received last October. The original castings were an inch or more greater radius than after grinding, and almost innumerable difficulties had to be overcome in order to get a perfectly clear and homogeneous piece of glass of such size...
...next Mathematical Seminar will be held tomorrow at 4 P. M. in U. 19. Mr. Haskell will lecture on "The theory of members." The subject for discussion will be: I. Curvature of the cogs of wheels. II. Problem. A circle of unknown radius has its centre on the circumference of a given circle and incloses within it a given area. Find the unknown radius...
...consolation, and although we don't exactly understand, the next paragraph evidently contains this consolation. "But the world in general is mediocre-in fact an indifferently clever A. B. is not a rare occurrence. In the case of most people, the boundary line of attainment has an extremely short radius. Tearing intellects do not grow wild, and the dilution of the essence of intelligence may be attributed as the result of dividing it among an increasing population...
...these better institutions and those that are mere high schools with long names. Even now the State contains seventeen institutions eligible to membership. It seems about time that some such move should be made. The country is overrun with little "colleges" and "universities" which are not known beyond a radius of ten miles. These give the degree of bachelor of arts to men and women, many of whom have received less of a liberal education than our preparatory schools offer. This is wholly wrong, as this title or degree is apparently of equal value with those given to graduates...
...female the articulation of the humorous with the ulna and radius is imperfect, thus causing a constant angle at the elbow. When, therefore, the racket hits a ball, it tends to knock it high up in the air. Some have said that this defect is the chief in causing the female to be a poor tennis player. The smallness of her ribs, thinness of the scapula, and shortness of the clavicle unite to prevent her from reaching high balls. These defects, together with the unusually large size of the triceps extensor muscle, make it hard for the female to serve...