The run which a ship has made upon the log-board. In speaking of double stars, it is the space separating the centres of the two stars, expressed in seconds of arc. (See lunar distances.)
·noun Remoteness of place; a remote place. II. Distance ·vt To place at a distance or remotely. II...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
This term, when applied to celestial bodies, implies that the sun and moon, or moon and stars, are w...
The Sailor's Word-Book
An astronomical term, denoting the distance of a body from the sun or earth projected upon the eclip...
The average distance of a planet from the sun; it is equal to half the longer axis of the ellipse, a...
The complement of the declination. The angular distance of a heavenly body from one of the poles, co...
The angular distance of any celestial object from the zenith at the time of observation. In navigati...
The point within which iron-plated ships, under concentrated fire, may be damaged. ...
When the angle between her and the sun, or a star, admits of measurement for lunar observation. ...
When the angle between those bodies admits of measurement for lunars (about 130°). ...