2. Verb. (third-person singular of transit) ¹
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Definition of Transits
1. transit [v] - See also: transit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Transits
Literary usage of Transits
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The sun: Ruler, Fire, Light, and Life of the Planetary Systems by Richard Anthony Proctor (1876)
"Both the transits will occur at the same season, that is, Venus will either be
near her ascending node lit both transits, or near her descending node at ..."
2. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by James Clerk Maxwell (1892)
"If three transits are observed at times t1, t2, t3, we find x t-2t + t The time
of vibration is therefore The time of the second passage of the true point ..."
3. The Elements of Astronomy: Designed for the Use of Students in the University by Samuel Vince (1811)
"Astronomers were therefore sent from England and France to the most proper parts
of the earth to observe both those transits, from the result of which, ..."
4. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer by Simon Newcomb (1903)
"VI THE transits OP VENUS IT was long supposed that transits of Venus ... They come
in pairs, with an interval of eight years between the transits of a pair. ..."
5. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1890)
"For the automatic observation of star transits by photographic record, and consequent
... transits of 4° Mag. stars are obtained with a six-inch class, ..."
6. Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society by Royal Astronomical Society (1860)
"On a Method of Determining Latitude by transits. By Captain JF TENNANT, Bengal
Engineers, FRAS, First Assistant GT Survey of India. Read March n, 1859. ..."
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