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Heliometry

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Übersetzung von "heliometry" ins Russisch

heliometry
Substantiv
raiting
UK
/hiːliˈɒmətri/
US
/hiˈliːəˌmɛtri/
heliometry
Heliometry is used to measure the angular distance between stars.
Гелиометрия используется для измерения углового расстояния между звездами.

Definitionen

heliometry
Substantiv
raiting
UK
/hiːliˈɒmətri/
US
/hiˈliːəˌmɛtri/
The branch of astronomy concerned with measuring the Suns angular diameter and other small angular separations in the sky, originally by means of a heliometer.
Advances in heliometry have allowed astronomers to obtain ever more accurate values for the Suns apparent size.
The technique of using a heliometer or similar instrument to determine minute angular distances between celestial bodies.
Nineteenth-century expeditions relied on heliometry to measure the parallax of nearby stars.