A short course in astronomy and the use of the globes (1871)
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891 · New York, Chicago, Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & co. · leaf 42
st from themeridian is called its Azimuth y the distance of a bodyabove the horizon is called its Altitude. The altitudeand azimuth of a body serve to indicate its exact position the visible part of the•elestial sphere. In the diagram, let X E S Wepresent the rational horizon;he circle passing… … QUESTIONS FOE EXEECISE. 1. What is the latitude of the north pole ? 2. What is the latitude of a place under the equator ? -1-3. What are vertical circles ? What is the prime vertical ? The meridian of theace? -n. What is azimuth? Altitude ? What do they indicate ? JfO PROBLEMS FOR THE GLOBE. 3.…
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