 ... is supposed to be divided into 60 equal parts, called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds, are designated respectively, by the characters ° ' ". For example, ten degrees, eighteen minutes, and...  The Geometrician: Containing Essays on Plane Geometry, and Trigonometry ... - Page 64by Benjamin Donne - 1775 - 159 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - Nautical astronomy - 1916 - 912 pages
...meridian of the point of reference. The day is divided into 24 equal parts, called Hours; each hour is divided into 60 equal parts, called Minutes, and each minute into 60 equalparts, called Seconds. 273. APPAKENT OR SOLAB TIME. — The hour angle of the center of the sun... | |
 | Architecture - 1917 - 550 pages
...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 dimensions — length, breadth, and... | |
 | Heating - 1918 - 406 pages
...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 — length, breadth, and thickness.... | |
 | Building - 1919 - 496 pages
...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 — length, breadth, and thickness.... | |
 | Harmon Bay Niver - Geography - 1922 - 376 pages
...circle, no matter what size it may be, is 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. The Equator and the meridian circles are called great circles, because they divide the earth into hemispheres.... | |
 | Frank Moore Colby, Talcott Williams - Education - 1922 - 922 pages
...the circumference of a circle is divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees; each degree into 00 equal parts, called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. Further divisions are better represented by decimal fractions. The circle ia also commonly divided... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - Nautical astronomy - 1931 - 866 pages
...meridian of the point of reference. The day is divided into 24 equal parts, called Hours; and each hour is divided into 60 equal parts, called Minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called Seconds. 273. APPARENT OK SOLAR TIME. — The hour angle of the center of the sun affords a measure of Apparent... | |
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