rational horizon
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Reid. ÷ horizon, the circle which in a level plain bounds our view, and is formed by the ~ meeting of the earth and heavens, as distinguished from the rational horizon.
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Our rational horizon is that circle in the heavens which bounds our vision, when on the ocean, an extended plane, or any elevated situation.
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Rational Horizon, a great circle parallel to the horizon, the centre of which is the centre of the earth.
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For what is the extent of our merely rational horizon at any time?
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