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Definition of Celestial latitude

1. Noun. (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Celestial Latitude

Literary usage of Celestial latitude

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Spherical Astronomy by Robert Stawell Ball (1908)
"celestial latitude and longitude 106 31. Right ascension and declination. Though the altitude and azimuth are, in one sense, the simplest coordinates of a ..."

2. Elements of Astronomy by Robert Stawell Ball (1886)
"celestial latitude and Longitude.—When the right ascension and declination of a celestial body are known, then the position of the body on the celestial ..."

3. Lessons in Astronomy, Including Uranography: A Brief Introductory Course by Charles Augustus Young (1903)
"... and Definitions — The Celestial Sphere and its Circles — Altitude and Azimuth — Right Ascension and Declination — celestial latitude and Longitude. ..."

4. A Treatise on Astronomy: For the Use of Colleges and Schools by Hugh Godfray (1866)
"celestial latitude and Longitude. 158. The position of a celestial body may be referred to the ecliptic instead of the equator. ..."

5. Mathematical Geography by Willis Ernest Johnson (1907)
"celestial latitude. In the discussion of the celestial sphere many circles of the celestial sphere were described in the same terms as circles of the earth. ..."

6. The Elements of Astronomy: A Text-book by Charles Augustus Young (1894)
"celestial latitude AND LONGITUDE. — CORRECTIONS TO AN ALTITUDE MEASURED AT SEA.—CALCULATION OF THE LOCAL TIME FROM A SINGLE ALTITUDE OF THE SUN ..."

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