 | John Muller - Mathematics - 1769 - 152 pages
...they fubtend will be in the fame ratio. C NB NB Mathematicians divide the circumference of a circle into 360 equal parts, called degrees, each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 feconds. Thefe divifions being marked on a femi-circle of brafs, or on an ivory rectangle, called protraftor,... | |
 | John Muller - Mathematics - 1773 - 202 pages
...in the fame ratio. C 3 NE NB Mathematicians divide the cir-r cumference of a circle into 360 equa} parts, called degrees, each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 feconds. Thefe divifions being marked on a femi-circle of brafs, or on an ivory recl> angle, called... | |
 | William Taylor (teacher of the mathematics.) - Arithmetic - 1800 - 556 pages
...is called a' femi-eircle • half the diameter is called the Radius. 8. 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, &c. Any part of... | |
 | John Lathrop - Astronomy - 1812 - 218 pages
...36O equal parts, called degrees. — [Fig. 1.] 48. Every circle is supposed to be divided into 3GO degrees ; each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds. 49. A degree of a great circle in the heavens is a space nearly equal to twice the apparent diameter... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - Geography - 1814 - 696 pages
...longest straight line, that can be drawn in a circle. The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 minutes ; each minute into 60 seconds. An arc of a circle is the measure of an angle. Thus a right angle is... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - Measurement - 1815 - 388 pages
...latter, a circle is introduced. The periphery of every circle, whether great or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees, each degree into 60 minutes, each mintite into 60 seconds? each second into 60 thirds, fkc. marked with the characters •, ', ",... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - Logarithms - 1815 - 172 pages
...latter, a circle is introduced. The periphery of every circle, whether great or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees, each degree into 60 minutes, each minute into 60 second?. each second into 60 thirds, &c. marked with flie characters °, ', ",... | |
 | Sidney Edwards Morse - Atlases - 1822 - 706 pages
...from one side of the circumference to the other. The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 minutes ; each minute into 60 seconds. An arc of a circle is part of its circumference. All angles are measured... | |
 | Sidney Edwards Morse - Atlases - 1822 - 706 pages
...from one side of the circumference to the other. The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 minutes ; each minute into GO seconds. An arc of a circle is part of its circumference. All angles are measured... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - Geometry - 1824 - 440 pages
...latter, a circle is introduced. The periphery of every circle, whether great or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees, each degree into 60 minutes, each minute into 60 seconds, each second into 60 thirds, &c. marked with the characters °, ', ", '",... | |
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The circumference of a circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees; each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds are designated by the characters °, ', ". Thus 23° 14' 35" is read... 
