 | Augustus De Morgan - 1845 - 172 pages
...revolution is divided into 360 equal parts, each of which is called a degree (of revolution) : and each circle is divided into 360 equal parts, each of which is called a degree (of the circle). Each degree is divided into 60 equal parts called minutes, each minute into 60 equal... | |
 | John Radford Young - 1850 - 294 pages
...Trigonometry, and, indeed, for other purposes as well, the circumference of a circle is conceived to be divided into 360 equal parts, each of which is called a degree. The degree is farther conceived to be divided into 60 equal parts; these are called minutes; and these... | |
 | Friedrich Schoedler - 1858 - 728 pages
...angle, when we state the portion of a circle which the arc of that angle forms. For this purpose the circle is divided into 360 equal parts, each of which is called a degree. And every degree is again divided into 60 equal parts, called minutes, and every one of these again... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1853 - 960 pages
...and BB' intersecting at right angles at the centre v,fig- 679. The circumference being supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, each of which is called a DEGREE, a quadrant will consist of 90 degrees. Angles are subdivided in the same manO If an angle or arc of... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1860 - 614 pages
...and BB' intersecting at right angles at the centre c,Jig. i. The circumference being supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, each of which is called a DEGREE, a quadrant will ,,_ consist of 90 degrees. Angles are subdivided in the same manner as the arcs which... | |
 | George Frederick Chambers - 1867 - 888 pages
...—8. Degree (degredior to go down ; from de down, and gradu» a step). The circle is conventionally divided into 360 equal parts, each of which is called a degree. Deneb, a star otherwise called a Cygni. Denebola, a star otherwise called /3 Leonis. Diameter (Sid... | |
 | Friedrich Schoedler - 1870 - 610 pages
...angle, when we state the portion of a circle which the arc of that angle forms. For this purpose the circle is divided into 360 equal parts, each of which is called a degree. And every degree is again divided into 60 equal parts, called minutes, and every one of these again... | |
 | Henry Lewis (M.A.) - 1875 - 104 pages
...greater than that marked D. All angles are measured by the number of degrees which they contain. Every circle is divided into 360 equal parts, each of which is called a degree. If two diameters of a circle cross each other at right angles, as in the figure, they make four angles... | |
 | George Frederick Chambers - 1877 - 968 pages
...— 8. Degree (degredior, to go down ; from de down, and gradus a step). The circle is conventionally divided into 360 equal parts, each of which is called a degree. Dentli, a star otherwise called a Cygni. Denebola, a star otherwise called li Leonis. Diameter (8ii... | |
 | George Frederick Chambers - 1890 - 602 pages
...8. n Degree (degredior, to go down; from de down, and yradus a step). The circle is conventionally divided into 360 equal parts, each of which is called a degree. Deneb, a Bt:ir otherwise called o Cygni. Denebola, a star otherwise called 0 Leonis. Density (densia,... | |
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A circle is divided into 360 equal parts, each of which is called a degree. The symbol for a degree is a small zero slightly above and to the right of the number. Ten degrees would be written 10°. Usually a degree is the smallest unit used. However,... 
