celestial sphere

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• There are also tables which give transformations between different coordinate systems on the celestial sphere, in particular allowing ecliptic coordinates to be transformed into equatorial coordinates.
• It lacks the qualities associated with the perfection of the celestial sphere: circular motion, elemental purity, immutability.
• The composer's many admirers may compare his ambient themes to the cycles of the celestial spheres, floating between light and darkness. Times, Sunday Times
• It consisted of a system of rings corresponding to the great circles of the celestial sphere with a central tube which was used to line up stars and planets.
• [In an hierophantic tone] Oh! most mighty king, the boundless air, that keepest the earth suspended in space, thou bright Aether and ye venerable goddesses, the Clouds, who carry in your loins the thunder and the lightning, arise, ye sovereign powers and manifest yourselves in the celestial spheres to the eyes of your sage. The Clouds
• Astronomy A point on the celestial sphere directly below the observer diametrically opposite the zenith.
• The expression corporeal world includes the celestial spheres and all which is under them. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy
• This hulking Atlas is carrying the universe upon his shoulders, a hollow orb ringed with the constellations of the celestial sphere.
• Accounts of the celestial sphere typically refer to other circles on its surface, including the arctic and Antarctic circles, the zodiac, tropics, and the solstitial and equinoctial colures.
• This was common practice during the Renaissance, when the same craftsmen made both celestial spheres and Earth globes.