altazimuth

How to use altazimuth in a sentence

• It resembles an astronomical altazimuth, but instead of a telescope it carries an open tube without any lenses.

  Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 | Various

• The altazimuth can thus determine the altitude and azimuth of objects, hence the name.

  The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 | Various

• On his return home he settled at Westbury, where he erected an altazimuth by Troughton, with a two-and-a-half-foot circle.

  The Royal Observatory Greenwich | E. Walter (Edwared Walter) Maunder

• This pillar is the support of Airy's altazimuth, and very nearly marks the place where Flamsteed set up his original sextant.

  The Royal Observatory Greenwich | E. Walter (Edwared Walter) Maunder

• The third day he had a full day's work on the calculations, followed by a night duty with the altazimuth.

  The Royal Observatory Greenwich | E. Walter (Edwared Walter) Maunder