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... Legendre's Theorem . If the sides of a spherical triangle be small compared with the radius of the sphere , then each angle of the spherical triangle exceeds by one third of the spherical ex- cess the corresponding angle of the plane ...
... Legendre's Theorem . If the sides of a spherical triangle be small compared with the radius of the sphere , then each angle of the spherical triangle exceeds by one third of the spherical ex- cess the corresponding angle of the plane ...
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... theorem is established . It will be seen that in the above approximation the area of the spherical triangle is considered equal to the area of the plane triangle which can be formed with sides of the same length . 107. Legendre's Theorem ...
... theorem is established . It will be seen that in the above approximation the area of the spherical triangle is considered equal to the area of the plane triangle which can be formed with sides of the same length . 107. Legendre's Theorem ...
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... Legendre's Theorem in the applica- tion of Spherical Trigonometry to the measurement of the Earth's surface has given rise to various developments of it which enable us to test the degree of exactness of the approximation . We shall ...
... Legendre's Theorem in the applica- tion of Spherical Trigonometry to the measurement of the Earth's surface has given rise to various developments of it which enable us to test the degree of exactness of the approximation . We shall ...
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... Legendre's Theorem . Suppose the side ẞ known and the side a required ; let 3μ de- note the spherical excess which is adopted . Then the approximate ẞ sin ( A -μ ) is taken for the side of which a is the real sin ( B - μ ) value ẞ sin ...
... Legendre's Theorem . Suppose the side ẞ known and the side a required ; let 3μ de- note the spherical excess which is adopted . Then the approximate ẞ sin ( A -μ ) is taken for the side of which a is the real sin ( B - μ ) value ẞ sin ...
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... Legendre's Theorem from the formula A tan2 sin 2 sin - ( a + b −c ) sin 1⁄2 ( c + a − b ) ( b + c − a ) sin - ( a + b + c ) · 3. Four points A , B , C , D on the surface of a sphere are joined by arcs of great circles , and E , F are ...
... Legendre's Theorem from the formula A tan2 sin 2 sin - ( a + b −c ) sin 1⁄2 ( c + a − b ) ( b + c − a ) sin - ( a + b + c ) · 3. Four points A , B , C , D on the surface of a sphere are joined by arcs of great circles , and E , F are ...
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Page 28 - If two triangles have two sides of the one equal to two sides of the...
Page 49 - B . sin c = sin b . sin C cos a = cos b . cos c + sin b . sin c cos b = cos a . cos c + sin a . sin c cos A cos B cos c = cos a . cos b + sin a . sin b . cos C ..2), cotg b . sin c = cos G.
Page 12 - Any two sides of a spherical triangle are together greater than the third side.
Page 19 - Thus the sines of the angles of a spherical triangle are proportional to the sines of the opposite sides.
Page 30 - From this proposition, it is obvious that if one angle of a triangle be equal to the sum of the other two angles, that angle is a right angle, as is shewn in Euc.
Page 1 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a surface, every point of which is equally distant from a fixed point called the centre.
Page 62 - A circle which touches one side of a triangle and the other two sides produced, is called an escribed circle of the triangle.
Page 15 - If one angle of a spherical triangle be greater than another, the side opposite the greater angle is greater than the side opposite the less angle.