...distant from the place. The poles of the celestial horizon are the zenith and the nadir. Declination. The declination of a heavenly body is its distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian. Tropics. The Tropics are two small circles, drawn parallel...

...its axis. The zenith and nadir of any place, therefore, are the poles of its horizon. Declination. The declination of a heavenly body is its distance north or south of the equator, measured on a meridian. Tropics. The Tropics are two small circles, drawn parallel...

...is called the rational horizon. The tenrible horizon is the circle which bound* our sight. Latitude of a heavenly body is its distance north or south from the ecliptic. Degrees of latitude are reckoned on •econdaries to the ecliptic, passing through the body....

...at an equal distance from the first meridian, and consequently their longitude must be the same. 5. The declination of a heavenly body is its distance north or south of the equator, or equinoctial, reckoned in degrees and minutes, upon a secondary to it drawn through...

...of declination passing through any heavenly body, is called the right ascension of that body. 352. The declination of a heavenly body, is its distance north or south of the equator. It is measured on a circle of a declination. Observation 1. When two heavenly bodies...

...second magnitude in the constellation of Cygnus, or the Swan, which is the star next the left-hand * The declination of a heavenly body is its distance, north or .south from the equinoctial or equator, and corresponds to latitude on the terraqueous globe, which is the distance of a place...

...as the situation of places on the earth is determined by their latitude and longitude. (Prelim. 8.) The Declination of a heavenly body is its distance north or south from the celestial equator. The Right Ascension of a heavenly body is the distance of its meridian, as measured...

...September. It passes the solstitial points on the 21st of June, and the 22d of December. The Latitude of a heavenly body, is its distance north or south from the ecliptic. This is called Celestial Latitude. Celestial Longitude is distance on the ecliptic, reckoned...

...equal night," yet the vernal, being at the beginning of the year, takes precedence of the autumnal. 2. The DECLINATION of a heavenly body is its distance north or south from the equinoctial measured on any secondary — commonly the vernal half of the equinoctial colure. This is essentially...

...of Orion, The degrees of north and south declination* from the equator are marked on the margin. * The declination of a heavenly body is its distance north or south from the equinoctial, or equator, and corresponds to latitude on the terraqueous globe, which is the distance of a place...