 | Adrien Marie Legendre - Geometry - 1852 - 436 pages
...supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree 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,... | |
 | Modern geography - 1852 - 176 pages
...circle, whether great or small, is divided into 360 equal parts called degrees; each degree is subdivided into 60 equal parts called minutes, and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds: these are marked by the characters, * ', ": thus 33° 52' 28" means 33 degrees 52 minutes and 28 seconds.... | |
 | James B. Dodd - Arithmetic - 1852 - 410 pages
...Circumference of every circle is conceived 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. Degrees, minutes, and seconds, are denoted thus 25° 30' 45", 25 deg. 30 min. 45 sec. § 395. An Angle... | |
 | Charles Davies - Geometry - 1886 - 340 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... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - Arithmetic - 1852 - 228 pages
...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. A degree is to be regarded simply as the 360th part of the circumference of the circle considered.... | |
 | John Radford Young - Arithmetic - 1852 - 230 pages
...of course, are longer or shorter, according as the circle is greater or less. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts, called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds: the marks for degrees, minutes, and seconds, are a small ° for degrees, a dash ' for minutes, and... | |
 | James B. Dodd - 1853 - 398 pages
...Circumference of every circle is conceived 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. Degrees, minutes, and seconds, are denoted thus 25o 30' 45", 25 deg. 30 nin. 45 sec. $ 395. An Angle... | |
 | J. R. Young - 1854 - 254 pages
...of course, are longer or shorter, according as the circle is greater or less. Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts, called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds: the marks for degrees, minutes, and seconds, are a small ° for degrees, a dash ' for minutes, and... | |
 | Charles Davies - Geometry - 1854 - 436 pages
...supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree 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 respec• tiively, by the characters ° ' ". For example,... | |
 | Thomas Lund - Geometry - 1854 - 522 pages
...the right angle is supposed to be divided into 90 equal angles or parts, called degrees; each degree into 60 equal parts called minutes; and each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds. Hence a right angle is arithmetically expressed by 90 degrees, usually written thus, 90° ; half a... | |
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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, etc. 
