 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - Education - 1827 - 274 pages
...4, and if nothing is left, it is then Leap year. Measure of Circular Motion. 60 Thirds ('") make 1 Second, 60 Seconds * "1 Minute, 60 Minutes " 1 Degree, . ° 30 Degrees " 1 Sign of the heavens, s. 12 Signs, (or 360 ') " 1 Great Circle of the heavens. NOTE. This table is used in... | |
 | Olinthus Gregory - Mathematics - 1834 - 484 pages
...standard, used for watch-cases, &c. is 18 carats fine. 5. ANGULAR MEASURE ; OR, DIVISIONS or THE CIRCLE. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute. 60 Minutes = 1 Degree. 30 Degrees = 1 Sign. 90 Degrees = 1 Quadrant 360 Degrees, or 12 Signs = 1 Circumference. Formerly the subdivisions were... | |
 | John Rose - Arithmetic - 1835 - 192 pages
...seconds. Ans. 31556937sec. 9. Reduce 126227748 seconds to solar years. Ans. 4. MOTION, OR CIRCULAR MEASURE. This measure is used by astronomers, navigators,...circle, sign, degree, minute, and second. 60 seconds " equal = 1 minute, ' 60 minutes 1 degree, ° 30 degrees - - - 1 sign, sig. 12 signs, or 360° - 1... | |
 | Francis Walkingame - 1835 - 270 pages
...ASTRONOMICAL MOTION. For measuring the relative motions of heavenly bodies belonging to the Solar system. 60 Seconds 1 Minute. 60 Minutes 1 Degree. 30 Degrees 1 Sign. 3 Signs 1 Quadrant. 4 Quadrants, or 360 Degrees Kim 1. — The shape of the earth being an oblate spheroid,... | |
 | T. Pigott - Mental arithmetic - 1838 - 68 pages
...Measure. 60 seconds . . minute 60 minutes . . hour 24 hours .... day 7 days .... week 28 days month 60 seconds . . 1 minute 60 minutes... 1 degree 30 degrees . . 1 sign 90 degrees . . 1 quadrant 360 degrees . . 12 signs г m ... | |
 | Jason M. Mahan - Arithmetic - 1839 - 312 pages
...4748-25. 8. In 7 years, now many weeks, days, and hours ? Ans. 365.25 weeks ; 2556.75 days ; 61362 hours. MOTION, OR CIRCLE MEASURE. This measure is used by...circle, sign, degree, minute, and second. 60 Seconds (") - equal 1 minute, - '• 60 Minutes - - "1 degree, - °. 30 Degrees - - "1 sign, - - sig. 12 Signs,... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1843 - 142 pages
...clear, And twenty-nine in each leap year. ANGULAR MEASURE OR DIVISIONS OP THE CIRCLE. seconds, marked " 60 seconds = 1 minute, ' 60 minutes = 1 degree, ° 30 degrees = 1 sign, s. 12 signs = 1 circle, circ. YARN MEASURE. COTTON YARN. 54 inches = 1 thread, 80 threads = 1 skein... | |
 | Almon Ticknor - Arithmetic - 1846 - 276 pages
...bar. 1 tierce, tier 1 hogshead, hhd. 1 puncheon, punch. 1 pipe or butt, p. or b. 1 tun, Tt U ^/ -. MOTION OR CIRCLE MEASURE. This measure is used by astronomers, navigators, &c. Denominations. '•. Marked. 60 seconds (") equal 1 minute, ' 60 minutes - - "1 degree, ° 30 degrees... | |
 | James Wharton - 1847 - 224 pages
...standard, used for watch-cases, &c. is 18 carats fine. V. ANGULAR MEASURE; OR, DIVISIONS OF THE CIRCLE. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute. 60 Minutes = 1 Degree. 30 Degrees = 1 Sign. 90 Degrees = 1 Quadrant. 360 Degrees, or 12 Signs = 1 Circumference. Formerly, the subdivisions were... | |
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DIVISIONS OF THE CIRCLE. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute. 60 Minutes = 1 Degree. 30 Degrees = 1 Sign. 90 Degrees = 1 Quadrant. 360 Degrees, or 12 Signs = 1 Circumference. Formerly the subdivisions were carried on by sixties ; thus, the second was divided into 60... 
