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... meridian . PTOLEMAIC THEORY . - The movements of the planets were to the ancients extremely complex . Venus , for instance , was sometimes seen as " evening star " in the west , and then again as " morning star " in the east . Sometimes ...
... meridian . PTOLEMAIC THEORY . - The movements of the planets were to the ancients extremely complex . Venus , for instance , was sometimes seen as " evening star " in the west , and then again as " morning star " in the east . Sometimes ...
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... Meridian . A vertical circle is one passing through the poles of the horizon ( the zenith and nadir ) . The Prime Vertical is a vertical circle passing through the East and West points . The Meridian is a vertical circle passing through ...
... Meridian . A vertical circle is one passing through the poles of the horizon ( the zenith and nadir ) . The Prime Vertical is a vertical circle passing through the East and West points . The Meridian is a vertical circle passing through ...
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... meridian passing through the equinoxes ; the Solstitial Colure is the meridian passing 38 INTRODUCTION .
... meridian passing through the equinoxes ; the Solstitial Colure is the meridian passing 38 INTRODUCTION .
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... meridian passing through the vernal equinox ; as the meridian passing through Greenwich is the point from which terrestrial longitude is measured . Declination is distance from the equinoctial , measured on any SPACE . 39.
... meridian passing through the vernal equinox ; as the meridian passing through Greenwich is the point from which terrestrial longitude is measured . Declination is distance from the equinoctial , measured on any SPACE . 39.
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... meridian North or South . It corresponds to terrestrial latitude . Polar distance ( the complement of Declination ) is the distance from the Pole , measured on an hour circle . The Equinoctial System is largely used by modern ...
... meridian North or South . It corresponds to terrestrial latitude . Polar distance ( the complement of Declination ) is the distance from the Pole , measured on an hour circle . The Equinoctial System is largely used by modern ...
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