In 1847 an altazimuth was erected, designed by Airy to enable observations of the moon to be made not only on the meridian, but whenever she might be visible.
Besides a larger altazimuththat he erected in 1898, he has widened the field of operations at Greenwich by the extensive use of photography and the establishment of large equatoreals.
It is remarkable that in the nineteenth century Sir George Airy established an altazimuth at Greenwich Observatory with this special object, to get observations of the moon in all phases.
The camera and lens that I use habitually for photographing cloud forms--not their angular height--was planted a few feet from the altazimuth with which M.
The instrument which they employ to measure the angles from which to deduce the height of the clouds is a peculiar form of altazimuth that was originally designed by Prof.
This is a remarkable result, and shows conclusively the superiority of the altazimuth to the photographic method of measuring the heights of clouds.
We saw that the altazimuth employed at Upsala had no lenses.
It was in order to get more frequent observations of the moon that he had the altazimuth erected, which was completed in May, 1847.
The increase of shutter-opening of the newer domes may be well seen by contrasting, say, the old altazimuth or the Sheepshanks dome with that of the astrographic.
An altazimuthis practically a theodolite on a large scale.
The observations with the altazimuth are rather more complicated than those with the transit circle.
The usefulness of the altazimuth will be seen at once.
As in the New Altazimuth building, a ring of circular lights just below the coping of the wall recalls the portholes of a ship, and again reminds us of the connection of the Observatory with navigation.
Mr. Crommelin undertakes the altazimuth and Sheepshanks equatorial reductions, and Mr. Bryant the transit and meridian zenith distance reductions and time-determinations.
I have never concealed my opinion that the introduction and vigorous use of the Altazimuth for observations of the Moon is the most important addition to the system of the Observatory that has been made for many years.
The Altazimuth has received some important alterations.
In reference to this matter the Report states that 'It is proper to remark that the shake of the Altazimuthfelt in the earthquake of 1863, Oct.
Yet the effect was to give the Altazimuth an inclination of about 23".
The building to receive the Altazimuth Instrument was erected in the course of the year; during the construction a foreman fell into the foundation pit and broke his leg, of which accident he died.
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