...the circumference of every circle to be divided into 360 equal parts, called Degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; each minute into 60 equal parts named feconds, &c. Ar. B. Sometimes the circumference of a circle is called a circle; as when it is...

...its centre. Every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes ; each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds ; &c. So that a semicircle, or half the circumference, contains 1 80 degrees ; and a quadrant, or fourth...

...The day and night together make the solar day. We divide it into 24 parts, called hours : each hour is divided into 60 equal parts, called minutes? each minute into 60 seconds; and each second into 60 thirds. This division of the day into hours, minutes, &c. is marked...

...circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees, each degree into 60 equal parts called minutes, each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds. The angles are measured by the number of "egrees cut from the circle by the lines which form the B...

...north. $ Every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree into 60 equal parts called minutes ; each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds, &c. ; a degree is, therefore, only a relative idea, and not an absolute quantity, except when applied...

...: -. Every circle is supposed to be divided into 369 equal parts, called degrees ; each degree iuto 60 equal parts, called minutes ; each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds. An angle is said to be of as many degrees, minutes, seconds, &c. as arc contained in the arc, ov part...

...circumference of the circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees; each degree into 60 equal parts, called minutes; each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds; &c. &c. And since arcs are the measures of angles, every angle may be said to be an angle of such number...

...every circle is supposed to be 'ilvided into 36(1 ei(UHl parts, called decrees; each degive mto CO equal parts, called minutes; each minute into 60 equal parts, called seconds; and so on. sun comes to it, the days and nights are equal all over the world. 1 1 . The Ecliptic is...

...circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees, each degree into 60 equal parts called minutes, each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds. The angles are measured by the number of degrees cut from the circle by the lines which form the angles...

...circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts called degrees — each degree is subdivided into 60 equal parts called minutes — each minute into 60 equal parts called seconds-^— each second into 60 equal parts called thirds. Hence the following Table. 60 seconds, 60" make 1 minute,...