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... meet . 11. If the arcs of great circles joining a point P on the surface of a sphere with two other points A and C on the surface of the sphere , which are not at opposite extremities of a diameter , be each of them equal to a quadrant ...
... meet . 11. If the arcs of great circles joining a point P on the surface of a sphere with two other points A and C on the surface of the sphere , which are not at opposite extremities of a diameter , be each of them equal to a quadrant ...
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... meet are called the angles of the spherical triangle . ( See Art . 9. ) 18. Thus , let O be the centre of a sphere , and suppose a solid angle formed at O by the meeting of three plane angles . Let 04 A B AB , BC , CA be the arcs of ...
... meet are called the angles of the spherical triangle . ( See Art . 9. ) 18. Thus , let O be the centre of a sphere , and suppose a solid angle formed at O by the meeting of three plane angles . Let 04 A B AB , BC , CA be the arcs of ...
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... meet AE ; then BED is a semicircle by Art . 10 , and therefore BEA is greater than a semicircle ; thus the proposed triangle is not one of those which we consider . III . SPHERICAL GEOMETRY . 24. The relations between the SPHERICAL ...
... meet AE ; then BED is a semicircle by Art . 10 , and therefore BEA is greater than a semicircle ; thus the proposed triangle is not one of those which we consider . III . SPHERICAL GEOMETRY . 24. The relations between the SPHERICAL ...
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... meet the arcs AB , AC , produced if necessary , at the points D and E respectively ; then since A is a pole of B'C ' , the spherical angle A is measured by the arc DE ( Art . 12 ) . But B'E and C'D are each quadrants ; therefore DE and ...
... meet the arcs AB , AC , produced if necessary , at the points D and E respectively ; then since A is a pole of B'C ' , the spherical angle A is measured by the arc DE ( Art . 12 ) . But B'E and C'D are each quadrants ; therefore DE and ...
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... meet OC produced at the same point S , and AS will be equal to BS . Draw tangents AT , BT at the points A , B to the arc AB ; then AT = TB ; join TS . In the two triangles SAT , SBT the sides SA , AT , TS are equal to SB , BT , TS ...
... meet OC produced at the same point S , and AS will be equal to BS . Draw tangents AT , BT at the points A , B to the arc AB ; then AT = TB ; join TS . In the two triangles SAT , SBT the sides SA , AT , TS are equal to SB , BT , TS ...
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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.