transit circle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of transit circle
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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In 1681 he took up his duties as astronomer at Copenhagen, and built the first transit circle on a window-sill of his house.
From History of Astronomy by George Forbes
A heliometer is the most accurate astronomical instrument for relative measurements of position, as a transit circle is the most accurate for absolute determinations.
From Pioneers of Science by Sir Oliver Lodge
If he could not get such an instrument, he measured the positions of the stars with a transit circle.
From The Future of Astronomy by Edward Charles Pickering
The new transit circle arrived from Berlin in its boxes.
From The Reminiscences of an Astronomer by Simon Newcomb
In 1863 Gilliss obtained authority to have the most pressing wants supplied by the construction of a great transit circle by Pistor and Martins in Berlin.
From The Reminiscences of an Astronomer by Simon Newcomb
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