Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An arc or angle of 60°; a sixth of a circumference. See
sexagesimal fractions , under sexagesimal.
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Unusual words include “fatch” (probably used as a variant of “fetch”) and the mathematical terms “sexagene” and “sexagesme”.
The Mathematicall Praeface to Elements of Geometrie of Euclid of Megara John Dee 1567
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