| Mrs. L. H. Tyler - Astronomy - 1837 - 302 pages
...a circle. (21.) DBF. 4. Every circle, from the smallest to the largest, is conceived to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. These divisions are usually expressed by signs... | |
| Charles Davies - Navigation - 1837 - 342 pages
...accuracy. 41. For the purposes of trigonometrical calculations, the circumference of the circle is divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. As the circumference of a circle may be regarded... | |
| Thomas Kerigan - Nautical astronomy - 1838 - 804 pages
...hemisphere, and the other, the southern hemisphere. — The equator, like all other great circles, is divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree...equal parts, called minutes ; each minute into , 60 equal parts, called seconds, and so on. The Meridian of any place on the earth is a great circle passing... | |
| Thomas Holliday - Surveying - 1838 - 404 pages
...opening or inclination to each other. 2. The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes; and each' minute again into 60 equal parts, called seconds. The angles are measured by the number of... | |
| Thomas Keith - 1839 - 498 pages
...DE is the measure of the angle ABC. (56) The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees, each degree into...60 equal parts called minutes, each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds. The angles are measured by the number of degrees cut from the circle by... | |
| Charles Davies - Surveying - 1839 - 376 pages
...accuracy. 41. For the purposes of trigonometrical calculations, the circumference of the circle is divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. PLANE TRIGONOMETRY. V As the circumference of... | |
| Charles Davies - Surveying - 1839 - 376 pages
...accuracy. 41. For the purposes of trigonometrical calculations, the circumference of the circle is divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. PLANE TRIGONOMETRY \ As the circumference of a... | |
| J. David Parkes - 1839 - 222 pages
...Aquarius, and X Pisces, which are called the twelve signs of the Zodiac. Each sign is divided into 30 equal parts, called degrees, each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds, and so on to thirds, fourths, fifths, &c. Abréviations. — * Sextile;... | |
| Augustus De Morgan - Algebra - 1840 - 182 pages
...radius, very nearly. Multiply the square of the radius by 3-1415927. * The right angle is divided into 90 equal parts called degrees, each degree into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds. Thus, 2° 15' 40" means 2 degrees, 15 minutes,... | |
| John Hymers - Logarithms - 1841 - 244 pages
...certain angle fixed upon as the unit of angular measure. For this purpose we divide a right angle into 90 equal parts called degrees, each degree into 60 equal parts called minutes, each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds ; then an angle is expressed by the number of degrees, minutes, seconds,... | |
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