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

Culminate

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A heavenly body is said to culminate when it crosses the meridian.

Upper Culmination. When a heavenly body crosses the meridian above the pole.

Lower Culmination. When a heavenly body crosses the meridian below the pole.

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