A text-book of general astronomy : for colleges and scientific schools (1888)
Young, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1834-1908 · Boston ; London : Ginn & Company · leaf 26
mply its angular distance fromthe zenith, and is the complement of the altitude. Altitude + ZenithDistance = 90°. 22. Azimuth and Amplitude (Fig. 4).—The Azimuth of a bodyis the angle at the zenith, between the meridian and the vertical circle,■which passes through the body. It is measured also by… … Fig. 4. — The Horizon and Vertical Circles. O, the place of the Observer.OZ, the Observers Vertical.Z, the Zenith ; P, the Pole.SE1VW, the Horizon.SZPN, the Meridian.EZW, the Prime Vertical. M, some Star. ZMH, arc of the Stars Vertical Circle. TMR, the Stars Almucantar. Angle TZM,o\- arc SH, Stars…
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