 | Architecture - 1917 - 550 pages
...contains 45 degrees, ie, it is -^ =£ of a circumference. Li order to obtain accurate measurements each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds. r:~ S7_ Angular Measurement /OS /so 39 SOLIDS A solid has three... | |
 | United States - 1918 - 840 pages
...one-fourth of the circle is called a quadrant, and contains 90 degrees. The circumference is assumed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees; each degree is divided into 60 parts, called minutes, each minute divided into 60 parts, called seconds, and each second into 60 parts,... | |
 | Heating - 1918 - 406 pages
...contains 45 degrees, ie, it is vVr = | of a circumference. 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. Fig.. 67. Angular Measurement SOLIDS A solid has three dimensions... | |
 | Building - 1919 - 496 pages
...contains 45 degrees, ie, it is -sVir = i of a circumference. 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. Fig. 67. Angular Measurement SOLIDS A solid has three dimensions... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - 1920 - 840 pages
...or one-fourth part of a whole circle, as CAG. All circles are supposed to have their circumferences divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees; each...into 60 equal parts, called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds; an arc is measured by the number of degrees, minutes, and seconds... | |
 | Harmon Bay Niver - Geography - 1922 - 376 pages
...places on a globe are located. How Circles are Divided. Every circle, no matter what size it may be, is divided into 360 equal parts called degrees. Each...into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds. The Equator and the meridian circles are called great circles,... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - Nautical astronomy - 1931 - 866 pages
...as GAG. All circles are supposed to have their circumferences divided into 360 equal parts, cal.ed degrees; each degree is divided into 60 equal parts, called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds; an arc is measured by the number of degrees, minutes, and seconds... | |
 | 280 pages
...however is an inconvenient unit on account of its size. A right angle is therefore divided into 90 equal parts called Degrees. Each degree is divided...into 60 equal parts called Minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called Seconds. This system of measurement is called the Sexagesimal system. The... | |
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Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds. 
