lunar

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The brief epithet for the method of finding the longitude by the moon and sun or moon and stars. (See working a lunar.)

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  • Lunar

    ·noun A lunar distance. II. Lunar ·adj Resembling the moon; orbed. III. Lunar ·adj Of or pertainin...

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  • lunar day

    The interval between a departure and return of the moon to the meridian. ...

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  • lunar distances

    An important element in finding the longitude at sea, by what is termed nautical astronomy. It is ef...

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  • lunar inequality

    See variation of the moon. ...

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  • lunar observations

    The method of observing the apparent distances between given celestial objects, and then clearing th...

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  • lunar tables

    The tabulated logarithmic aid for correcting the apparent distance, and facilitating the reduction o...

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  • working a lunar

    Reducing the observations of the sun and moon, or moon and stars, in order to find the longitude. Al...

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  • longitude by lunar observation

    The longitude calculated by observing the moon's angular distance from the sun or a fixed star. It i...

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