altitude and azimuth

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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

I determined the distance of the horns, or the differences of altitude and azimuth, by the passage over the threads of the quadrant.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina

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

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

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 Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony)