Excerpt from The Mathematical Questions, Proposed in the Ladies' Diary, Vol. 4 of 4: And Their Original Answers, Together With Some New Solutions, From Its Commencement in the Year 1704 to 1816 Two Bacchanalians being allowed a large copper Of ale, its form a conical frustum, standing on the less end, the dimensions of which were, top diameter 5, bottom 3, and depth 6 inches, they could not agree about the division 'of it; they therefore determined to have a mark made on the side, so that the first, by taking half the liquor, should drink till the bottom edge of the liquor just touched the mark. It is required to find the place for the mark on the side? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.