 ... 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 Field Engineer: A Handy Book of Practice in the Survey, Location, and ... - Página 11por William Findlay Shunk - 1880 - 318 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1852 - 228 páginas
...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.... | |
 | Modern geography - 1852 - 176 páginas
...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.... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1886 - 340 páginas
...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... | |
 | John Radford Young - 1852 - 230 páginas
...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... | |
 | Joseph Allen Galbraith - 1852 - 84 páginas
...this angle is called a degree. The degree is subdivided into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; and the minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds are represented by the symbols ° ' "; for example, 43° 25' 18", signifies 43 degrees, 25 minutes, 18... | |
 | James B. Dodd - 1853 - 398 páginas
...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...seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds, are denoted thus 25o 30' 45", 25 deg. 30 nin. 45 sec. $ 395. An Angle is measured by the number of degrees, &o.,... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1854 - 436 páginas
...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...called seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds, are designated respec• tiively, by the characters ° ' ". For example, ten degrees, . eighteen m1nutes,... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1854 - 446 páginas
...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...called seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds, are designated respectively, by the characters ° ' ". For example, ten degrees, eighteen minutes, and... | |
 | Thomas Lund - 1854 - 520 páginas
...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... | |
 | Adrien Marie Legendre, Charles Davies - 1857 - 442 páginas
...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...called seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds, are designated respectively, by the characters ° ' ". For example, ten degrees, eighteen minutes, and... | |
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