Azimuth

by Kunitzsch, Paul

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Azimuth is a modern astronomical term marking, in the horizon coordinate system, the angle along the horizon in a clockwise direction from the south or north point to the point where a vertical arc through the zenith (samt al-raʾs or al-ruʾūs) and a celestial body, such as the sun or a star, intersects with the horizon. Etymologically, it is derived from the Arabic plural al-sumūt (s. al-samt ), which refers to both the vertical circle and the angular distance on the horizon (in Arabo-Islamic a…

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Azimuth is a modern astronomical term marking, in the horizon coordinate system, the angle along the horizon in a clockwise direction from the south or north point to the point where a vertical arc through the zenith (samt al-raʾs or al-ruʾūs) and a celestial body, such as the sun or a star, intersects with the horizon. Etymologically, it is derived from the Arabic plural al-sumūt (s. al-samt ), which refers to both the vertical circle and the angular distance on the horizon (in Arabo-Islamic astronomy measured

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1214

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eng Islam

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Kunitzsch, Paul

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