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22_o pace_n short_a than_o my_o first_o it_o be_v report_v by_o nicholas_n tartaglia_n that_o many_o shoot_v be_v make_v at_o a_o battery_n by_o a_o piece_n it_o chance_v by_o some_o occasion_n that_o the_o piece_n rise_v up_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o the_o mouth_n touch_v the_o ground_n a_o little_a dog_n pass_v by_o do_v smell_v unto_o the_o piece_n mouth_n and_o by_o so_o do_v be_v fast_o join_v to_o the_o piece_n mouth_n and_o immediate_o after_o draw_v into_o the_o say_a piece_n which_o thing_n when_o the_o stander_n by_o have_v see_v some_o of_o they_o run_v to_o help_v the_o say_a dog_n and_o although_o they_o find_v he_o to_o be_v draw_v almost_o to_o the_o
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middle_n divide_v into_o 360_o degree_n the_o division_n on_o the_o square_n proceed_v from_o one_o to_o ten_o or_o from_o 10_o to_o 100_o the_o figure_n you_o may_v see_v before_o you_o you_o may_v call_v this_o instrument_n a_o circumferenter_fw-la or_o geometrical_a square_n sometime_o you_o must_v use_v a_o index_n and_o at_o other_o time_n a_o line_n and_o plummet_n according_a as_o i_o shall_v in_o the_o ensue_a treatise_n give_v direction_n verse_v shad_z right_a shad_z verse_v shadow_n right_a shadow_n the_o line_n fidutiall_a verse_v shad_z right_a shad_z verse_v shad_z right_a shad_z place_v the_o instrument_n between_o 36_o and_o 37_o little_a c._n chap._n 55._o the_o use_n of_o this_o instrument_n to_o find_v the_o height_n of_o a_o tower_n or_o castle_n which_o be_v accessible_a first_o hold_v one_o side_n of_o your_o square_a parallel_n to_o the_o horizon_n move_v the_o index_n upward_o till_o through_o the_o sight_n thereof_o you_o perceive_v the_o top_n of_o the_o 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wall_n hill_n or_o other_o edifice_n which_o be_v unapproachable_a either_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o enemy_n lie_v between_o or_o of_o some_o ditch_n river_n or_o other_o impediment_n you_o shall_v proceed_v as_o follow_v first_o approach_n to_o the_o near_a and_o most_o convenient_a place_n for_o your_o purpose_n where_o with_o your_o instrument_n make_v observation_n and_o note_v down_o or_o remember_v what_o part_n be_v cut_v in_o the_o scale_n you_o must_v then_o go_v back_o in_o a_o strait_a line_n according_a to_o the_o commodiousness_n of_o the_o place_n and_o make_v a_o second_o observation_n note_v as_o before_o the_o part_n cut_v in_o the_o square_a which_o will_v be_v either_o on_o the_o right_n of_o verse_v shadow_n if_o they_o fall_v both_o on_o the_o verse_v shadow_n which_o must_v often_o do_v happen_v you_o shall_v divide_v the_o side_n of_o the_o square_a several_o by_o the_o part_n cut_v and_o subtract_v the_o lesser_a quotient_n from_o the_o great_a and_o by_o the_o remainder_n divide_v the_o distance_n between_o the_o two_o station_n to_o that_o add_v the_o height_n of_o your_o eye_n from_o the_o horizon_n you_o have_v your_o desire_n example_n suppose_v the_o part_n cut_v at_o the_o first_o station_n be_v 45_o verse_v shadow_n and_o at_o the_o second_o 30_o both_o verse_v shadow_n i_o divide_v the_o whole_a side_n of_o the_o square_n which_o be_v 100_o by_o these_o two_o sum_n several_o and_o find_v the_o one_o to_o be_v contain_v 2_o 10_o 45_o or_o in_o decimall_n part_v thus_o 2_o 222_o the_o latter_a number_n be_v contain_v 3_o â…“_n or_o 3_o 333_o by_o the_o difference_n i_o divide_v the_o distance_n of_o the_o station_n subtract_v 2_o 222_o out_o of_o 3_o 333_o the_o difference_n will_v be_v 1_o 111_o the_o distance_n 24_o yard_n be_v thereby_o divide_v the_o product_n will_v be_v 21_o 15_o the_o height_n of_o my_o eye_n 5_o foot_n these_o add_v will_v give_v the_o height_n 22_o yard_n 2_o foot_n and_o 2_o inch_n almost_o of_o the_o say_a object_n chah._n 57_o how_o to_o perform_v the_o same_o operation_n when_o the_o part_n cut_v fall_v on_o the_o right_a shadow_n when_o the_o part_n cut_v in_o each_o station_n be_v of_o right_a shadow_n which_o be_v very_o seldom_o subtract_v the_o lesser_a number_n of_o those_o from_o the_o great_a and_o put_v that_o in_o the_o first_o place_n in_o the_o golden_a rule_n or_o rule_n of_o three_o the_o side_n of_o the_o square_n in_o the_o second_o place_n and_o the_o stationary_a distance_n in_o the_o three_o example_n let_v the_o part_n cut_v in_o the_o first_o station_n be_v 30_o in_o the_o second_o 40_o of_o right_a shadow_n subtract_v the_o lesser_a from_o the_o great_a the_o remainder_n be_v 10_o the_o which_o shall_v be_v put_v in_o the_o first_o place_n of_o the_o golden_a rule_n the_o side_n of_o the_o square_n be_v 100_o in_o the_o second_o and_o the_o distance_n between_o the_o two_o station_n seven_o in_o the_o three_o place_n so_o the_o rule_n stand_v thus_o as_o the_o difference_n of_o part_n cut_v be_v to_o the_o whole_a side_n so_o be_v the_o difference_n of_o station_n to_o the_o height_n require_v or_o as_o 10_o to_o 100_o so_o 7_o to_o 70_o the_o height_n chap._n 58._o how_o to_o take_v a_o altitude_n at_o a_o place_n unapproachable_a when_o the_o part_n cut_v be_v of_o different_a shadow_n if_o the_o part_n cut_v in_o the_o near_a station_n be_v of_o right_a shadow_n and_o the_o further_a be_v of_o contrary_a shadow_n they_o shall_v be_v both_o reduce_v to_o one_o shadow_n after_o this_o manner_n square_v the_o whole_a side_n which_o be_v 100_o and_o divide_v the_o product_n by_o the_o part_n cut_v of_o the_o verse_v shadow_n and_o the_o quotient_n will_v give_v the_o right_a shadow_n that_o be_v do_v subtract_v the_o lesser_a shadow_n from_o the_o great_a and_o the_o remainder_n will_v be_v the_o first_o place_n in_o the_o rule_n of_o three_o the_o distance_n between_o the_o two_o station_n shall_v be_v the_o second_o and_o the_o side_n of_o 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