To an observer on the EarthEarth, the sky has the appearance of an inverted bowl, in the sense that the stars and other heavenly bodiesHeavenly body, irrespective of their actual distance from the Earth, appear to be situated on the inside of a sphere of immense radius described about the Earth as centre.


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    Title :

    Introducing the Celestial Sphere


    Additional title:

    Springer Ser.Naval Architect., Marine Engineer., Shipbuilding, Shipping


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2024-04-02


    Size :

    11 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




    Unique Point Images on a Celestial Sphere

    Furman, Y. A. / Rozhentsov, A. A. / Leukhin, A. N. | British Library Online Contents | 2001