altazimuth

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[It is remarkable that in the nineteenth century Sir George Airy established an altazimuth at Greenwich

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  1. noun A mounting for astronomical telescopes that permits both horizontal and vertical rotation.
  2. noun A telescope having such a mounting.

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/æltˈæzɪməθ/
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