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Definition of South celestial pole
1. Noun. The celestial pole above the southern hemisphere.
Lexicographical Neighbors of South Celestial Pole
Literary usage of South celestial pole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Popular Lectures and Addresses by William Thomson Kelvin (1891)
"Any one south of the equator observing the stars similarly, would perceive in
the southern sky another point, the south celestial pole, round which the ..."
2. Elements of Descriptive Astronomy: A Text-book by Herbert Alonzo Howe (1897)
"(r) Point your ringer at the south celestial pole. (s) Could a star be so near
the south celestial pole that it could not be seen from your home? 20. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... his journey towards the south, the north celestial pole sinks t« * the horizon;
the south celestial pole rises above it; or to *{**k more exactly, ..."
4. Elements of Astronomy by Simon Newcomb (1900)
"Now notice the south celestial pole, as shown in figure 9. ... If we go on into
the southern hemisphere, the south celestial pole will rise above our ..."
5. Elements of Astronomy by Simon Newcomb (1900)
"Now notice the south celestial pole, as shown in figure 9. ... If we go on into
the southern .hemisphere, the south celestial pole will rise above our ..."
6. Elements of Astronomy by Simon Newcomb (1900)
"Now notice the south celestial pole, as shown in figure 9. ... If we go on into
the southern hemisphere, the south celestial pole will rise above our ..."
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