| William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 σελίδες
...them. AZIMUTH, in astronomy, an arch of the horizon, intercepted between the meridian of the place and the azimuth, or vertical circle passing through the centre of the object, which r-. equal to the angle of the zenith formed by the meridian and vrrticle circle : or it is found... | |
| William Nicholson - 1819 - 370 σελίδες
...them. AZIMUTH, in astronomy, an arch of the horizon, intercepted between the meridian of the place and the azimuth, or vertical circle passing through the centre of the object, which is equal to the angle of the zenith formed by the meridian and vertical circle ; or it is found... | |
| Thomas Arnold - 1822 - 1008 σελίδες
...being1 more refracted than the upper limb, &c., which error will not affect the magnetic amplitude. The magnetic azimuth is the angle contained between the magnetic meridian and the azimuth circle passing through the centre of the object. It is said that the attractive power of the magnet... | |
| 1823 - 894 σελίδες
...Chinese. AZIMUTH, in Astronomy, an arch of the horizon, intercepted between the meridian of the place and the azimuth, or vertical circle passing through the centre of the object, which is equal to the angle of the zenith, formed by the meridian and vertical circle : or it is found... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 852 σελίδες
...imperfection. AZIMUTH, in astronomy, an arch of the horizon, intercepted between the meridian of the place and the azimuth, or vertical circle passing through the centre of the object, which is equal to the angle of the zenith, formed by the meridian and vertical circle. It is found... | |
| George Crabb - 1830 - 380 σελίδες
...and on which it turns. AZIMUTH. An arch of the horizon, intercepted between the meridian of the place and the azimuth or vertical circle passing through the centre of the object. AZIMUTH CIRCLES, or VERTICAL CIRCLES. Imaginary great circles passing through the zenith and nadir,... | |
| George Crabb - 1831 - 434 σελίδες
...and on which it turns. AZIMUTH. An arch of the horizon, intercepted between the meridian of the place and the azimuth or vertical circle passing through the centre of the object AZIMUTH CIRCLES, or VEHTICALCIRCLEB. Imaginary great circlce passing through the zenith and nadir,... | |
| Noah Webster - 1834 - 1052 σελίδες
...*•"»• "f P'""",j1' In •""""""jr. an arch of the horizon Intercepted between the meridian of the place and the azimuth, or vertical circle, passing through the centre of the object.— 2. Magaetical u:imu(4, an arch of the horizon, intercepted between the azimuth, or vertical circle,... | |
| John Walker, Benjamin Humphrey Smart - 1836 - 810 σελίδες
...AZIMUTH, az'4-mfitfi, 92, 105: ,. The arch of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and the azimuth or vertical circle passing through the centre of the object. Magnetical azimuth is the arch ot the horizon between the sun's azimuth circle and the roagnetical... | |
| Thomas Kerigan - 1838 - 804 σελίδες
...contained between the true meridian and the vertical circle passing through the object's centre. 6. The magnetic azimuth is, the angle contained between...compass. PROBLEM I. Given the Latitude of a place, the Sun's Declination, and his Magifftic Amplitude ; to find the true Amplitude, and the Variation... | |
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