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visible horizon

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visible horizon [′viz·ə·bəl hə′rīz·ən]
(astronomy)
That line where earth and sky appear to meet, and the projection of this line upon the celestial sphere.


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line of agriculturist which bisected his visible horizon.
Of course, the 'forty-one degrees and thirteen minutes' could allude to nothing but elevation above the visible horizon, since the horizontal direction was clearly indicated by the words, 'northeast and by north.
 
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