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Definition of Altazimuths
1. altazimuth [n] - See also: altazimuth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Altazimuths
Literary usage of Altazimuths
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geodesy by Alexander Ross Clarke (1880)
"They may be divided into three classes: (1) altazimuths, which are available for
both terrestrial and astronomical work ; (2) those which are intended for ..."
2. The Observatory by Royal Astronomical Society (Gran Bretaña), Royal Greenwich Observatory, NASA Astrophysics Data System Abstract Service, Royal astronomical society GB (1892)
"For the primary triangulation 1 o-inch altazimuths 'f by Pistor and Martins ...
Occasionally, also, 8-inch altazimuths by Pistor and Martins have served; ..."
3. Astronomical Register (1873)
"Those for the altazimuths have revolving roofs, ... The beautiful altazimuths of
Messrs. Simms, and the Transits by Messrs. ..."
4. Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy by Sir George Biddell Airy (1896)
"... and for determination of local time, and latitude and longitude, there will
be nine transits and six altazimuths. ...All the observers have undergone a ..."
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