 | 1801 - 658 pàgines
...calculation of the sides and angles of spherical triangles. • . . ;2. A spherical triangle is a figure on the surface of a sphere, bounded by three arcs of great circles. 3. A spherical triangle, like a plane one, is eqttilateral, isoscelnr, or scalenous, according as the... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1806 - 464 pàgines
...drawn at the distance of 90° from its angular point ; thus A c is the measure of the angle ABC. 9. A spherical triangle, is a portion of the surface of a sphere, contained by the arcs of three great circles; as ABC. 73 10. A right-angled spherical triangle, is... | |
 | Francis Nichols - 1811 - 162 pàgines
...between the two arcs which form the angle, and drawn at the distance of 90° from the angular point. 9. A spherical triangle is a portion of the surface of a sphere contained by the arcs of three great circles which intersect one another. Note. The three arcs are... | |
 | Robert Woodhouse - 1819 - 300 pàgines
...A plane is said to be a tangent of a sphere, when it has one point only common with the sphere. 5. A spherical triangle is a portion of the surface of a sphere included within three arcs * of three great circles, which arcs are called sides of the triangle. *... | |
 | Adrien Marie Legendre - 1822 - 394 pàgines
...will be shewn (6. VII.) that every circle, great or little, has always two poles. VI. A splterical triangle is a portion of the surface of a sphere, bounded by three arcs of great circles. Those arcs, named the sides of the triangle, are always sup- * posed to be each less than a semicircumference.... | |
 | Adrien Marie Legendre - 1828 - 346 pàgines
...this circle. It will be shown (404.) that every circle, great or small, has always two poles. 442. A spherical triangle is a portion of the surface of...a sphere, bounded by three arcs of great circles. Those arcs, named the sides of the triangle, are always supposed to be each less than a setnicircumference.... | |
 | Richard Wilson - 1831 - 372 pàgines
...sphere only in one point ; it is therefore a tangent plane. SECTION II. ON SPHERICAL TRIANGLES. DEF. X. A spherical triangle is a portion of the surface of a sphere contained by .three arcs of great circles ; and is formed by taking any three points, (of which two... | |
 | Benjamin Peirce - 1836 - 92 pàgines
....66 Measure of the lunary surface (870), .... 66 SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY. CHAPTER I. Definitions. 1. Spherical Trigonometry treats of the solution of spherical...Spherical Triangle is a portion of the surface of a sphere included between three arcs of great circles. In the present treatise those spherical triangles only... | |
 | Benjamin Peirce - 1836 - 84 pàgines
...(891), .... 69 polygon (903), . , . ' . 71 SPHERICAL TRIGONOMETRY. •' CHAPTER I. Definitions. 1. Spherical Trigonometry treats of the solution] of...Spherical Triangle is a portion of the surface of a sphere included between three arcs of great circles. In the present treatise those spherical triangles only... | |
 | Adrien Marie Legendre - 1836 - 394 pàgines
...nothing, its solidity will be i BOOK IX. OF SPHERICAL TRIANGLES AND SPHERICAL POLYGONS. * Definitions. 1. A spherical triangle is a portion of the surface of...a sphere, bounded by three arcs of great circles. These arcs are named the sides of the triangle, and are always supposed to be each less than a semi-circumference.... | |
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A spherical triangle is a portion of the surface of a sphere, bounded by three arcs of great circles. 
