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B A F D E If the semicircle and semi - polygon be -evolved about EA , the semicircle will C describe a sphere , and the semi - polygon a solid which has for its measure ОI2 × EA ( Prop . XIII . ) ; and this will be true whatever be the ...
B A F D E If the semicircle and semi - polygon be -evolved about EA , the semicircle will C describe a sphere , and the semi - polygon a solid which has for its measure ОI2 × EA ( Prop . XIII . ) ; and this will be true whatever be the ...
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OF SPHERICAL TRIANGLES AND SPHERICAL POLYGONS . Definitions . 1. A spherical triangle is a portion of the surface of a sphere , bounded by three arcs of great circles . These arcs are named the sides of the triangle , and are always ...
OF SPHERICAL TRIANGLES AND SPHERICAL POLYGONS . Definitions . 1. A spherical triangle is a portion of the surface of a sphere , bounded by three arcs of great circles . These arcs are named the sides of the triangle , and are always ...
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In every spherical triangle , any side is less than the sum of the other two . Let O be the centre of the sphere , and ACB the triangle ; draw the radii OA , OB , OC . Imagine the planes AOB , AOC , COB , to be drawn ; these planes will ...
In every spherical triangle , any side is less than the sum of the other two . Let O be the centre of the sphere , and ACB the triangle ; draw the radii OA , OB , OC . Imagine the planes AOB , AOC , COB , to be drawn ; these planes will ...
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THEOREM The sum of all the sides of any spherical polygon is less than the circumference of a great circle , E C Take the pentagon ABCDE , for example . Produce the sides AB , DC , till they meet in F ; then since BC is less than BF + ...
THEOREM The sum of all the sides of any spherical polygon is less than the circumference of a great circle , E C Take the pentagon ABCDE , for example . Produce the sides AB , DC , till they meet in F ; then since BC is less than BF + ...
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From the vertices A , B , C , as poles , let the arcs EF , FD , ED , be described , forming on the surface of the sphere , the triangle DFE ; then will the points D , E , and F , be respectively poles of the sides BC , E M AC , AB .
From the vertices A , B , C , as poles , let the arcs EF , FD , ED , be described , forming on the surface of the sphere , the triangle DFE ; then will the points D , E , and F , be respectively poles of the sides BC , E M AC , AB .
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| Title | Elements of Geometry and Trigonometry DAVIES' COURSE OF MATHEMATICS |
| Author | Adrien Marie Legendre |
| Editor | Charles Davies |
| Translated by | David Brewster |
| Publisher | A.S. Barnes and Company, 1839 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 14 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 359 pages |
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