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• Declination (disambiguation) — Declination can refer to: Declination, coordinate used in astronomy The noun form of the verb Decline Magnetic declination, angle that must be added or subtracted in the use of compass for geography Grid declination, angle between the compass… …   Wikipedia

• Magnetic declination — Example of magnetic declination showing a compass needle with a positive (or easterly ) variation from geographic north. Magnetic declination is the angle between magnetic north (the direction the north end of a compass needle points) and true… …   Wikipedia

• astronomical map — Introduction       any cartographic representation of the stars, galaxies, or surfaces of the planets and the Moon. Modern maps of this kind are based on a coordinate system analagous to geographic latitude and longitude. In most cases, modern… …   Universalium

• Grid declination — is the angle between compass north and the north direction defined by map coordinate grid. One map can sometimes have two coordinate grids, consequently there is a grid declination for each of these.The angle between the north direction defined… …   Wikipedia

• SKY-MAP.ORG — (or WIKISKY.ORG) is an interactive information management system which encompasses the entire outer space. The basic element of the system is a detailed map of the whole star sky that mirrors more than half a billion celestial objects. No… …   Wikipedia

• Parallel of declination — Parallel Par al*lel, n. 1. A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc. [1913 Webster] Who made the spider parallels design, Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line ? Pope.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass …   Wikipedia

• North Magnetic Pole — Magnetic North redirects here, for other uses see Magnetic North (disambiguation) Part of the Carta Marina of 1539 by Olaus Magnus, depicting the location of magnetic north vaguely conceived as Insula Magnetu[m] (Latin for Island of Magnets ) off …   Wikipedia

• Emery Molyneux — One of Molyneux s celestial globes, which is displayed in Middle Temple Library – from the frontispiece of the Hakluyt Society s 1889 reprint of A Learned Treatise of Globes, both Cœlestiall and Terrestriall, one of the English editions of Robert …   Wikipedia

• North — For other uses, see North (disambiguation). Compass rose with north highlighted and at top North is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. North is one of the four cardinal directions or comp …   Wikipedia

• Contour line — This article is about lines of equal value in maps and diagrams. For more meanings of the word contour , see Contour (disambiguation). The bottom part of the diagram shows some contour lines with a straight line running through the location of… …   Wikipedia