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MOON-CULMINATING STARS

\mˈuːnkˈʌlmɪnˌe͡ɪtɪŋ stˈɑːz], \mˈuːnkˈʌlmɪnˌe‍ɪtɪŋ stˈɑːz], \m_ˈuː_n_k_ˈʌ_l_m_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ s_t_ˈɑː_z]\

Definitions of MOON-CULMINATING STARS

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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come on to the meridian a little before or after the moon, and at nearly the same place. The observation of transits of the moon and of a few of these stars on one night serves to determine the longitude with great exactness.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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