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Definition of Celestial point
1. Noun. A point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere).
Group relationships: Celestial Sphere, Empyrean, Firmament, Heavens, Sphere, Vault Of Heaven, Welkin
Generic synonyms: Point
Lexicographical Neighbors of Celestial Point
Literary usage of Celestial point
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Whys and Wherefores of Navigation by Gershom Bradford (1918)
"To an observer at such a sub-celestial point the body is in the zenith with an
... as the observer departs from the sub-celestial point, and vice versa. ..."
2. A Manual of Spherical and Practical Astronomy: Embracing the General by William Chauvenet (1874)
"... at which the image of the celestial point is observed, which point we shall
call the point o, will be determined by referring it to the same tv. ..."
3. A Manual of Spherical and Practical Astronomy: Embracing the General by William Chauvenet (1891)
"... at w the image of the celestial point is observed, which point we call the
point o, will be determined by referring it to the t two planes : so that if ..."
4. Proceedings by International Congress of Americanists (1905)
"... world-wide symbolism, founded on the conspicuous position and immobility of
the celestial point, to which Mrs. Nuttall and others have called attention. ..."
5. A Treatise on Spherical Astronomy by Robert Stawell Ball (1908)
"Let us now suppose the telescope directed to the celestial point P' with
coordinates (t + 180°), —8, which is 180° from the former point P. Again let the ..."
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