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  • Azimuth

    ·noun The quadrant of an azimuth circle. II. Azimuth ·noun An arc of the horizon intercepted betwee...

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  • azimuth

    A word borrowed from the Arabic. The complement of the amplitude, or an arc between the meridian of ...

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  • circles

    , great, lesser, azimuth, vertical (which see). ...

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  • azimuth compass

    A superior graduated compass for ascertaining the amount of magnetic variation, by amplitude or azim...

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  • magnetic azimuth

    An arc of the horizon intercepted between the azimuth circle of a celestial object and the magnetic ...

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  • polar circles

    The Arctic and the Antarctic; 23° 28′ from either pole. ...

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  • vertical circles

    Great circles of the sphere intercepting each other in the zenith and nadir, and cutting the horizon...

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  • circles of longitude

    These are great circles passing through the poles of the ecliptic, and so cutting it at right angles...

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