altitude and azimuth
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Meridian, and altitude and azimuth circles, are important astronomical appliances, which owe their existence to the inventive skill of this distinguished astronomer.
From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel
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
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 Price, Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla)
After their removal to the bank building there were added to these an "altitude and azimuth circle," loaned to Mr. Mitchell by West Point Academy, and two transit instruments.
From Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals by Mitchell, Maria
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
