astronomical instrument

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astronomical
adjective
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/ˌæs.trəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌæs.trəˈnɑː.mɪ.kəl/
connected ...
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instrument
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/us
/ˈɪn.strə.mənt/
an object, such as a piano, guitar, or drum, that is played to produce ...
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Using active optics technique to control its reflecting corrector makes it a uniqueastronomicalinstrument in combining large aperture with wide field of view.
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The alidade was originally a part of many types of scientific andastronomicalinstrument.
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The hun-t'ien theory described the universe in three dimensions, and a set of astronomical instruments had been produced accordingly.
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One day, he noticed the persistent fall of a fine dust, and observed how it scratched some of the astronomical instruments.
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The kai-t'ien theory described the universe by means of a two-dimensional diagram called ch'i-heng-t'u (seven beams diagram), but no astronomical instruments had ever been produced in conformity with this theory.
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The firm produced hundreds of astronomical instruments such as mural circles, transit circles, sextants, and other astronomical instruments for observatories around the world.
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The detection of these transient events demands a program of constant surveillance of the moon with suitable astronomical instruments.
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The high reflectivity of some metals is important in the construction of mirrors, including precision astronomical instruments.
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When using interferometry, a complex system of mirrors brings the light from the different telescopes to the astronomical instruments where it is combined and processed.
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While he used and described a number of astronomical instruments, telescopes were not one of them.
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The field of view is large by the standard of astronomical instruments, being on the order of 30 degrees across.
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Astronomical instruments show little change of the length of chi in the following centuries, since the calendar needed to be consistent.
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They performed observations of sunspots with better astronomical instruments.
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There was also a second section on astronomical calculation, and a third section, on astronomical instruments.
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On this level the towers housed the primary astronomical instruments, accessed from outside the building or from doors on this floor.
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The firm made instruments of various kinds, including notably astronomical instruments and telescopes.
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The work describes some astronomical instruments, in particular an astrolabe fitted with plates inscribed with tables and a commentary on the use of these.
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During his career he studied variable stars, the radio emission from planets, as well as photometry and astronomical instruments.
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This led to his invention of the micrometer, and his application of telescopic sights to precision astronomical instruments.
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Her father's profession was a lucrative one, but he spent all of his earnings in the purchase of astronomical instruments.
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