altitude and azimuth

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Meridian, and altitude and azimuth circles, are important astronomical appliances, which owe their existence to the inventive skill of this distinguished astronomer.

From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel

In the anaphoric clock a disc engraved with the stars is rotated automatically behind a fixed grille of wires marking lines of altitude and azimuth.

From On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass by Price, Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla)

The altazimuth can thus determine the altitude and azimuth of objects, hence the name.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

For larger instru16ments other arrangements are needed, both to give the telescope steadiness, and to supply slow movements in altitude and azimuth.

From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)

I determined the distance of the horns, or the differences of altitude and azimuth, by the passage over the threads of the quadrant.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina