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ὑπερβολή

see also:

altitude (of a star)

Aristotle METE

ὑπερβολή

I 6.342b32

Lucretius DRN

Seneca NQ

References for Greek and Latin

horizon coordinate system
Modern Description

written by Susanne M Hoffmann

In the coordinate system that is based upon the local horizon of the observer, the longitude-like coordinate of a star is counted in degree distance from "south" and the latitude-like coordinate is measured from the horizon upwards. This coordinate (here marked with "h") is the altitude of a star.

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