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declination in astronomy, one of the coordinates in the equatorial coordinate system . The declination of a celestial body is its angular distance north or south of the celestial equator measured along its hour circle .

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A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | Â© A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

declination. Angle formed between the naked of a wall and the inclined mutules of the Doric Order.

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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | Â© The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

declination, in nautical astronomy the angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the equator, thus corresponding to the geographical latitude of the body. The declination of bodies used in celestial navigation are given in the nautical almanac.

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