The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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A ring; a circumference; the line that bounds a circle; a round body; a globe.

Altitude Circles. Great circles upon which altitudes of heavenly bodies are measured.

Astronomical Circle. An instrument of reflection for measuring angles, the limb being a complete circle.

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