equinoctial circle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of equinoctial circle
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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The above-mentioned intersection of the equinoctial circle and the zodiac. v.
From Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete by Henry Francis Cary
Where the equinoctial circle cuts the zodiac in its centre.
From Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan
Moreover, this could be done more accurately if an astrolabe were constructed with a network on which the entire equinoctial circle was divided up.
From On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass by Derek J. de Solla (Derek John de Solla) Price
Such were not the opinions of the ancients, who imagined that the equinoctial circle was devoid of inhabitants because of the perpendicular rays of the sun.
From De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) The Eight Decades of Peter Martyr D'Anghera by Francis Augustus MacNutt
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