"ring" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The equatorial ring occupies a plane parallel to the celestial equator, at right angles to the meridian.
- An equatorial ring was an astronomical instrument used in the Hellenistic world to determine the exact moment of the spring and autumn equinoxes.
- The equatorial ring was about one to two cubits (45cm-90cm) in diameter.
- The main disadvantage with the equatorial ring is that it needed to be aligned very precisely or false measurements could occur.
- Above them the equatorial and polar rings whirled silently, turning as they always had.
- There are even predictions that Neptune might have rings passing over its poles, in addition to the more typical equatorial rings.
- However, these are only silhouettes visible against the background emission of the nebula's equatorial ring.
- In its simplest form, the style is a thin slit that allows the sun's rays to fall on the hour-lines of an equatorial ring.
- The time was determined by rotating the bar towards the sun so that the light shining through the hole fell on the equatorial ring.
- When not in use, the equatorial and meridian rings can be folded together into a small disk.
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