 | Alexander Ingram - 1830 - 458 σελίδες
...angle, the sector is called a Quadrant; and if half a right angle, it is called an Octant. NOTE 2. The circumference of every circle is supposed to be...divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees, and a degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes, and a minute into 60 seconds, and so on. NOTE 3. If two... | |
 | George Crabb - 1830 - 438 σελίδες
...centre to the circumference; the segment of a circle is a part cut off by a liue called the chord. The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees, every degree into 60 parts called minutes, and every minute into 60 parts called seconds. Solids are... | |
 | G. Rubie - 1830 - 204 σελίδες
...that which divides the Earth or Heavens into two unequal parts. Every Circle, whether great or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree is subdivided into 60 equal parts, called minutes or miles; therefore, a Semicircle contains 180 degrees,... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1830 - 390 σελίδες
...angles that are given. 25. For the purposes of trigonometrical calculations, the circumference of the circle is supposed 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.... | |
 | John Nicholson (Civil engineer) - 1830 - 240 σελίδες
...radii and an arc, as BIK (Fig. 19). 49. The circumference of every circle, whether great or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and every degree into 60 parts, called minutes ; and every minute into 60 seconds. To measure the inclination... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1831 - 632 σελίδες
...and the other two on the two sides, that which stands at the angular point is read in the middle. 57. The circumference of every circle is supposed to be...and each degree into 60 Minutes, each Minute into CO Seconds, and so on. Hence a semicircle contains ISOdegrees, and a quadrant 90 degrees. 58. The Measure... | |
 | Ira Wanzer - 1831 - 408 σελίδες
...or 360 degrces,= {he ^. Note 1. — This table is used by Astronomers, Navigators, &c. Note 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 ; each minute into 60 seconds, and each second into... | |
 | George Crabb - 1831 - 426 σελίδες
...centre to the circumference; the segment of a circle is a part cut ofl' by a line called the chord. The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees, every degree into 60 parts, called minutes, and every minute into 60 parts, called seconds. Solids... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 650 σελίδες
...poles. The brazen meridian is the circle in which the artificial globe turns, divided into 360 degrees. Every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrttt, each degree into CO equal parts, called minutes, each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds,... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - 1832 - 186 σελίδες
...in Vermont, contains 38 quarts, or 2553.6 cubic inches. * Every circle, without regard to its size, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees, and these again to be subdivided into minutes and seconds; so that the absolute quantity expressed by any... | |
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The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; and each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; and these into thirds, &c. 
