O or small, be divided into 360 equal arcs, each arc is called a degree. The degree is divided into 60 minutes, and the minute into 60 seconds. The length of a degree, minute, or second, depends on the size of the circle. Plane Trigonometry - Page 4by Elmer Adelbert Lyman, Edwin Charles Goddard - 1899 - 91 pagesFull view - About this book
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| Stoddard A. Felter - Arithmetic - 1868 - 360 pages
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