...but meaning quite uncertain. Azi-d'ahaka. (Zohak.) Azimuth. [Ar. as-samt, a tvay or path.] (Astron.) The arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian and a vertical circle drawn through the centre of a heavenly body ; it may be reckoned from the north point, but in northern...

...but meaning quite uncertain. Azi-d'nlmka. (Zohak.) Azimuth. [Ar. as-samt, a way or path.] (Astron.) The arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian and a vertical circle drawn through the centre of a heavenly body ; it may be reckoned from the north point, but in northern...

...40. Azimuth. This is angular distance, measured horizontally, from the meridian. It is measured by the arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian and a vertical circle passing through the body whose azimuth is sought, 19. Beta, or ß Perseii, variable star called Algol, Calendar. See...

...watch by chronometer, — 5h. 10m. 46.1s. Required the longitude. § 32. DEVIATION BY TIME AZIMUTHS. The Azimuth of a heavenly body is the arc of the horizon included between the north or south point and the vertical circle passing through the body. It is named...

...the east and west points of the horizon. Art. 169. The co-ordinates of this system are as follows : The AZIMUTH of a heavenly body is the arc of the horizon intercepted between the vertical circle passing through the body, and the point of origin. It is reckoned toward east or west,...

...watch by chronometer, — 5 h. 10 m. 46.1 s. Bequired the longitude. § 31. DEVIATION BY TIME AZIMUTHS. The Azimuth of a heavenly body is the arc of the horizon included between the north and south point and the vertical circle passing through the body. It is...

...intercepted between its centre and the zenith. The zenith distance is the complement of the altitude. The azimuth of a heavenly body is the arc of the horizon...the meridian and a vertical circle passing through the centre of the body. Altitudes and azimuths are measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds, and they...