 | Anthony Nesbit - Plane trigonometry - 1847 - 492 pages
...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 into 60 equal parts, called seconds. 40. The diameter of a circle is a right line drawn through the centre, and terminating in the circumference... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1849 - 142 pages
...10. The circumference of every 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. 11. Degrees, minutes, and seconds, are marked respectively °, ', "; they are used in mensuration and... | |
 | Mary Somerville - Physical sciences - 1849 - 568 pages
...sun. NOTE 50, p. 11. Ninety degrees. A circle is divided into 360 equal parts, or degrees; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. It is usual to write these quantities thus, 15° Ki' Id", which means fifteen degrees, sixteen minutes,... | |
 | Rufus Putnam - Arithmetic - 1849 - 402 pages
...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 into 60 equal parts, called seconds. Hence, a semicircle contains 180 degrees, and a quadrant, 90 degrees. 46. AN ELLIPSE is an oval figure,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Trigonometry - 1849 - 372 pages
...calculation, the circumference of the circle is divided into 360 equal parts, called •legrees; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. nated by the characters : °,',": thus the expression 16° 6' 15" represents an arc, or an angle, of... | |
 | Charles Davies - Geometry - 1850 - 218 pages
...measurement of angles. For this purpose it 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. The degrees, minutes, and seconds are marked thus ° ' " ; and 9° 18' 16", are read, 9 degrees 18... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - 1850 - 350 pages
...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, etc. Hence a semicircle contains 180 degrees, and a quadrant 90 degrees. 15.... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Measurement - 1850 - 144 pages
...10. The circumference of every 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. 11. Degrees, minutes, and seconds, are marked respectively °, ', " ; they are used in mensuration... | |
 | Charles Davies - Geometry - 1850 - 238 pages
...measurement of angles. For this purpose it 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. The degrees, minutes, and seconds are marked thus ° ' " ; and 9° 18' 16", are read, 9 degrees 18... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1850 - 412 pages
...OF TIME. 40. Every 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. For astronomical purposes, the circumference of the circle is also supposed to be divided into 12 equal... | |
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Every circumference of a. circle, 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. 
