The quote mentioned how many minutes the ship saileth in an hour, and the reason for this is that in this case a minute isn’t a unit of time, but a measurement of angle.

其实，上面一段引文中的第二个minute并非时间单位。 它不是我们熟知的“分钟”，而是角度单位：分。

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If you look at a clock and the time is 3:15, what is the Angle between the hour and the minute hands?

如果你看时钟的时间是3：15，什么是之间的夹角小时和分钟的手里？

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The circular arc automatic door is reciprocating swing, and its motion parameters are the number of swing per minute, the size of the swing Angle and the travel speed ratio coefficient.

圆弧形自动门是往复摆动，其运动参数是每分钟摆动次数、摆角大小和行程速比系数等。

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Keane attempted a bold effort from a tight angle in the 75th minute, but Stack was positioned well to deny.

BBC: Robbie Keane

Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas missed a penalty on his 250th appearance for the Gunners after Andriy Arshavin was tripped, but the Russia forward -- playing on his own up front in the absence of Theo Walcott, Robin van Persie, Nicklas Bendtner and Eduardo -- scored the opener from a tight angle in the 26th minute.

CNN: Lampard's penalty miss costs Chelsea

The first clear goalscoring chance fell to Robert Garrett in the 19th minute but his free-kick clipped the angle of the post and crossbar.

BBC: Cliftonville 3-1 Linfield