Meridian circles
type: Concept
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie Admin
modified: 2020-11-10T19:25:07.977Z
modified: 2021-03-30T14:16:13.64Z
alternative label: Transit circles
broader: Transit instruments
broader: Telescopes
definition: A telescope with a graduated vertical scale, used to measure the declinations of heavenly bodies and sometimes to determine the time of meridian transits.

Telescopes
type: Concept
narrower: Meridian circles

Transit instruments
type: Concept
narrower: Meridian circles