altitude and azimuth
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In the anaphoric clock a disc engraved with the stars is rotated automatically behind a fixed grille of wires marking lines of altitude and azimuth.
From On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass by Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla) Price
These two co-ordinates, the altitude and azimuth, will determine the position of any object with reference to the observer's place.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882 by Various
For larger instru16ments other arrangements are needed, both to give the telescope steadiness, and to supply slow movements in altitude and azimuth.
From Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. by Richard A. (Richard Anthony) Proctor
The altazimuth can thus determine the altitude and azimuth of objects, hence the name.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
In the astrolabe, an openwork metal rete containing markings for the stars, etc., may be rotated by hand over a disc on which the lines of altitude and azimuth are inscribed.
From On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass by Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla) Price
