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Transit Instrument

nounid 147738·updated May 18, 2026
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a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian

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a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian
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a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian
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