 | Archibald Patoun - Navigation - 1734 - 568 pages
...Circumference of every Circle is fuppofed to be divided into 360 equal Parts, called Degrees ; and each Degree is divided into 60 equal Parts, called Minutes ; and each Minute into 60 e?ual Parts, called Seconds; and 'thefe into Thirds, 'ourtbs, &c, thefe Parts being greater... | |
 | William Butler - Astronomy - 1803 - 434 pages
...and then to obferve the different altitudes of the fame ftar at the two extremities of that diftance. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes ; and each minute into 60 feconds, Sec. Degrees are marked with a fmall cypher over them ("), minutes with one dam (... | |
 | Geography - 1820 - 352 pages
...any circle. A Degree of a great circle of the earth contains 60 geographical, Or 69$ English miles. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60seconds. Degrees are usually marked with a small cypher over them (°), minutes with one dash... | |
 | Joseph Allen - America - 1832 - 128 pages
...globe, is divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees, and each degree contains about 09 A miles. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts, called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. Questions for Review. How many degrees are there in the circumference... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - Astronomy - 1838 - 268 pages
...LONGITUDE. Definitions. All circles surrounding the earth are divided into 360 equal parts called degrees ; each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 parts called seconds. The signs by which these are indicated are 360° degrees, 60' minutes,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Geometrical drawing - 1840 - 264 pages
...for the measurement of angles. For this purpose it is divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees, each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds. The degrees, minutes, and seconds, are marked thus, °, ', " ;... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Edmands - Geography - 1841 - 88 pages
...Antarctic Circle. See fig. 2. A DEGREE is the 360th part of a circle, and contains CPJ English miles ; each degree is divided into 60 equal parts, called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. They are marked (°) degrees, (') minutes, (") seconds. The LONGITUDE... | |
 | Charles Davies - Geometrical drawing - 1846 - 254 pages
...the measurement of angles. 26. How is it divided? It is divided into 360 equal parts called degrees, each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds. The degrees, minutes, and seconds, are marked thus, °, ', " ;... | |
 | John Radford Young - Arithmetic - 1852 - 230 pages
...called degrees; these, of course, are longer or shorter, according as the circle is greater or less. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts, called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds: the marks for degrees, minutes, and seconds, are a small ° for... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - Arithmetic - 1852 - 228 pages
...whether the circle be large or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds. A degree is to be regarded simply as the 360th part of the circumference... | |
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In order to obtain accurate measurements each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds. 
