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Definition of Diurnal parallax
1. Noun. The parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates.
Generic synonyms: Parallax
Specialized synonyms: Horizontal Parallax, Solar Parallax
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diurnal Parallax
Literary usage of Diurnal parallax
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Astronomy by Elias Loomis (1870)
"diurnal parallax defined.—The direction in which a idy would be seen if viewed
from the centre of the es Qd its true place; and the direction in which it is ..."
2. Institutes of Natural Philosophy: Theoretical and Practical by William Enfield, Alexander Ewing, Samuel Webber (1811)
"The diurnal parallax of a planet in a vertical circle produces a parallax of
declination, and also, if the planet is not in the meridian, of right ascension ..."
3. The Elements of Astronomy: Designed for Academies and High Schools by Elias Loomis (1870)
"diurnal parallax explained. — The direction in which a celestial body would be
seen if viewed from the centre of the earth is called its true place, ..."
4. Elements of Astronomy by Robert Stawell Ball (1886)
"Halley, by the diurnal parallax of Mercury (' Cat. Stell. Austral.' London, 1679) .
. . o 45 1719. Bradley and Pound, by the diurnal parallax of Mars (See ..."
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