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Definition of Minute of arc

1. Noun. A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree.

Definition of Minute of arc

1. Noun. An angle, one sixtieth (1/60^th) of a degree. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Minute Of Arc

Literary usage of Minute of arc

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1915)
"When the diameter of Venus is a minute of arc, and even somewhat less than a minute of arc, the planet is always close to the line joining the Earth and the ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1894)
"To fix our ideas, let us suppose that the slow-moving azimuthal circle carrying the prism revolves through one minute of arc in one minute of time, ..."

3. Land Magnetic Observations: 1905/10- by Louis Agricola Bauer, John Adam Fleming, Harlan Wilbur Fisk, Samuel Jackson Barnett, Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (1912)
"Thus, in general, for good work two consecutive sets of azimuth should agree within 1 minute of arc, and morning and afternoon sets within 2 minutes of arc; ..."

4. Optic Projection, Principles, Installation, and Use of the Magic Lantern by Simon Henry Gage, Henry Phelps Gage (1914)
"To answer this it is necessary to know the actual length of the one minute of arc when the eye is at different distances. To determine the length of one ..."

5. Plane Surveying: A Text-book and Pocket Manual by John Clayton Tracy (1907)
"The star appears to be moving rapidly, and an error in time of two minutes is equivalent to about one minute of arc, hence the observation must be taken ..."

6. The International Standard: A Magazine Devoted to the Discussion and (1885)
"The above diameter is that of the earth in latitude where one minute of arc is equal to one English mile, that is, through the section of the earth in or ..."

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