A high-school astronomy: in which the descriptive, physical, and practical are combined .. (1853)
Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, F. J. Huntingdon [etc.] · leaf 23
es, and is consequently less1than the Equator. Meridians of a sphere are linesdrawn from pole to pole upon itssurface. 16. Likes and Angles. A Point is that which has no magnitude or extension,but simply position. The common notion of a point is derived from the extremity of some slender body,such… … A Right Line is the shortest distancebetween two points. A Curve Line is one that departs con-tinually from a direct course. Parallel Lines are such as remain atthe same distance from each other through-out their whole extent. Oblique Lines are such as are not paral-lel, but incline toward or…
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