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A compendium of astronomy; (1855)

Olmsted, Denison, 1791-1859. [from old catalog] · New York, R. B. Collins · leaf 22

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he co-latitude, as it is commonly written. The supplement of an arc or angle, is what it wants of IHtP.Thus BA is the supplement of GDB, and GDB, is the supplementof BA. If BA were 20° of longitude, GDB its supplement wouldbe 160°. An angle is said to be subtended by the side which is opposite to… … 10 the Earth. The pole of a great circle, is the point on the spherewhere its axis cuts through the sphere. Every greatcircle has two poles, each of which is every where 90°from the great circle. All great circles of the sphere cut each other in twopoints diametrically opposite, and consequently,…

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